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Pronunciation / Transliteration: shōkantai
"漁船の小艦隊が港を出発した。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A fleet of small ships or boats.
"A flotilla of fishing boats set sail at dawn."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish flotilla, diminutive of flota ('fleet'), from Old French flote, of Germanic origin.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Flotilla" is said worldwide
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flotille
Transliteration: flotille
"Une flotille de petits bateaux a quitté le port."
Flottille
Transliteration: Flottille
"Eine Flottille von Segelbooten fuhr auf den See hinaus."
flottiglia
Transliteration: flottiglia
"Una flottiglia di pescherecci è entrata nel porto."
flotilla
Transliteration: flotilla
"La flotilla de barcos cruzó la bahía."
flotilha
Transliteration: flotilha
"Uma flotilha de iates navegou ao longo da costa."
बेड़ा
Transliteration: bedaa
"नावों का एक बेड़ा समुद्र में उतरा।"
小舰队
Transliteration: xiǎo jiànduì
"一支小舰队驶入了港口。"
소함대
Transliteration: sohamdae
"요트 소함대가 항구를 떠났다."
小艦隊
Transliteration: shōkantai
"漁船の小艦隊が港を出発した。"
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