Fleet 282610 223084187 2008-07-02T14:22:27Z 66.193.26.181 {{wiktionarypar|fleet}} '''Fleet''' may refer to: ==Places== "'''Fleet'''" is a geographical name: *[[Fleet, Dorset|Fleet]], a village in Dorset, England, sited on The Fleet, a lagoon *[[Fleet, Hampshire|Fleet]], in the county of Hampshire, England * a [[Fleet, Kent|Fleet]], in Kent, inlet, creek, a name for saline waterways in the Thames marshes * the [[River Fleet]], a subterranean river in London ** [[Fleet Street]], named after the river ** [[Fleet Prison]], named after the river *** [[Fleet Marriage]]s, named after the prison *[[Fleet, Lincolnshire|Fleet]], in the county of Lincolnshire, England *[[Gatehouse of Fleet]] a small town in Dumfries and Galloway, lying on the Water of Fleet *[[Fleet, Highland]], in the Scottish Highlands ==Vehicles== A '''fleet''' is a collection of ships or vehicles, with many specific connotations: * [[Fleet vehicles]], two or more vehicles * [[Naval fleet]], a substantial group of ships * [[Fishing fleet]] * A group of small ships, also known as a [[flotilla]] * [[Starfleet]], the paramilitary defense, research, diplomacy, and exploration force in the fictional Star Trek universe See [[List of fleets]] for a list of fleets ==Surname== * [[Charles Browne Fleet]] * [[David Fleet]] * [[Ed Van Fleet]] * [[Frederick Fleet]] * [[James Fleet]] * [[James Van Fleet]] * [[Jo Van Fleet]] * [[Preston Fleet]] * [[Stephan Szpak-Fleet]] * [[Stephen Fleet]] ==Other uses== * [[Fleet Aircraft]] * [[Fleet services]], an English motorway service station * [[FleetBoston Financial]] and its precursor Fleet Financial Group, financial institutions * [[Bisacodyl|Fleet]], a brand name of glycerin [[laxative]] suppository * [[Ferry Fleet]], a gang * [[Inmarsat Fleet]], a satellite communications service * [[Fleet Farm]], a store * [[Fleet (Band)| Fleet]], a Post Rock and Electronica band from Japan * [[Fleet Badminton Brand]] Fleet used as a verb is also a colloquial expression used by fisherman to describe a vessel’s first movement when she drags her keel along the ground as the rising flood tide is just beginning to float her off. ==See also== * [[The Fleet]] ''(disambiguation)'' {{disambig}} [[Category:Surnames]] [[da:Flåde]] [[de:Fleet (Begriffsklärung)]] [[eo:Floto]] [[es:Fleet]] [[fa:ناوگان]] [[nl:Vloot]] [[nds:Flott]] [[ru:Флот]] [[sl:Flota]]