Fleet \Fleet\, n. [OE. flete, fleote, AS. fle['o]t ship, fr. fle['o]tan to float, swim. See Fleet, v. i. and cf. Float.]

A number of vessels in company, especially war vessels; also, the collective naval force of a country, etc. [1913 Webster]

Fleet captain, the senior aid of the admiral of a fleet, when a captain. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Fleet \Fleet\, n. [OE. flete, fleote, AS. fle['o]t ship, fr. fle['o]tan to float, swim. See Fleet, v. i. and cf. Float.]

A number of vessels in company, especially war vessels; also, the collective naval force of a country, etc.

Fleet captain, the senior aid of the admiral of a fleet, when a captain. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)