🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

frota

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fro-ta

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Fleet/fliːt/
nounadjectiveverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #3400 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Eles possuem uma frota de helicópteros moderna."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A group of ships, aircraft, or vehicles operating together under the same ownership or control.

    "The airline announced plans to modernize its fleet with new fuel-efficient aircraft."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Swift and nimble in movement; fast.

    "With fleet footwork, the young runner quickly outpaced his competitors."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old English 'flēot', meaning a ship, float, or estuary, originating from the Proto-Germanic '*fleutaną' meaning to float. Over time, the meaning shifted from a body of water or floating vessels to specifically describe an organized group of ships, aircraft, or vehicles operating under the same ownership or control.

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