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Meaning of FLOTILLA

Pronunciation:  flow'tilu

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a fleet of small craft
  2. [n]  a United States Navy fleet consisting of two or more squadrons of small warships
 
 See Also: fleet

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Flo*til"la\, n. [Sp. flotilla, dim. of flota fleet;
akin to F. flotte, It. flotta, and F. flot wave, fr. L.
fluctus, but prob. influenced by words akin to E. float. See
{Fluctuate}, and cf. {Float}, n.]
A little fleet, or a fleet of small vessels.

 
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