Clues for the word "FLEET"
We've had 105 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 241 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on March 17, 2026.
Definition of fleet
- n. & a. - To sail; to float.
- n. & a. - To fly swiftly; to pass over quickly; to hasten; to flit as a light substance.
- n. & a. - To slip on the whelps or the barrel of a capstan or windlass; -- said of a cable or hawser.
- v. t. - To pass over rapidly; to skin the surface of; as, a ship that fleets the gulf.
- v. t. - To hasten over; to cause to pass away lighty, or in mirth and joy.
- v. t. - To draw apart the blocks of; -- said of a tackle.
- v. t. - To cause to slip down the barrel of a capstan or windlass, as a rope or chain.
- v. i. - Swift in motion; moving with velocity; light and quick in going from place to place; nimble.
- v. i. - Light; superficially thin; not penetrating deep, as soil.
- v. i. - A number of vessels in company, especially war vessels; also, the collective naval force of a country, etc.
- v. i. - A flood; a creek or inlet; a bay or estuary; a river; -- obsolete, except as a place name, -- as Fleet Street in London.
- v. i. - A former prison in London, which originally stood near a stream, the Fleet (now filled up).
- v. i. - To take the cream from; to skim.
Referring Clues
- Like Atalanta
- Armada
- Group of planes
- Winged
- Group of ships
- Naval force
- Admiral's force
- Navy unit
- Admiral's command
- Quick
- Large naval force
- Warship group
- Like a base-stealing threat
- Rental cars
- Rapid
- ___ Street (London newspaper hub)
- Flagship's group
- Swift
- Hertz inventory
- Speedy
- Fast
- Auto collection
- Fast on one's feet
- Bunch of battleships
- Military group
- Admiral's concern
- Like Hermes
- It has gobs of gobs
- British journalist's street
- Like a cheetah
- Truck collection
- Navy outfit
- Admiral's charge
- Like a road runner
- Naval grouping
- Quick as a wink
- Group of naval vessels
- Admiral's pride
- What a flagship leads
- Swift-footed
- Nimble
- Craft collection?
- Sails force?
- Bunch of boats
- Flotilla
- Like the Road Runner
- ___ Street (British journalism)
- Warship contingent
- Convoy
- Company cars, as a group
- Naval battle group
- Fast moving
- Group of battleships
- ___ Foxes
- Nation's warships
- Thrice: "Burn the ___"
- Big tour-bus armada
- Fast - naval force
- Ships from France and Spain caught by obstruction
- A lot of taxis are fast
- Group of buses only a short distance round the corner?
- Ships - quick
- Navy - quick!
- The Admiralty is not in this street
- Swift - London street
- Fast ships?
- Swift of foot - old London jail
- Navy
- Fast - group of boats
- Navy prison
- Ships made fast
- Quick run ending in wicket
- Old London river boats
- Group of trucks
- London street
- Flying boats
- Armada to beat a retreat on time
- Sails force?
- Swift ships
- Passel of vessels
- Bunch of ships
- A nation's warships
- Quick to take shelter between foxtrot and tango
- Fastest afloat?
- Quick ships
- Rapid in movement
- Should the Admiralty be in this street?
- Group of navy ships
- Admiral's armada
- Group of warships
- Run to the end of the street, fast!
- Cars in quantity
- Fast ships?
- ___ of foot (fast)
- The ships possibly left to go out East
- Get away on Tuesday, fast!
- Fast run with a tight finish
- Group of buses only a short distance round the corner?
- Battleship battalion
- Ships in an old London river
- Sea-bound group
- Assembly of starships
- Make a getaway the time after, fast
- ___ -footed, fast
- Side in a game of Battleship
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - March 17, 2026
- Daily American - January 05, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - November 27, 2025
- LA Times - November 11, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 29, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - August 29, 2025
- Daily Quick - August 12, 2025
- Mirror Mini - May 26, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - May 22, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - March 20, 2025
- Daily American - January 26, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - January 14, 2025
- USA Today - December 22, 2024
- USA Today - December 17, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - November 11, 2024
- Mirror Mini - October 31, 2024
- USA Today - October 28, 2024
- Mirror Mini - October 19, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - October 14, 2024
- Daily Quick - September 30, 2024
- New York Times - September 27, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - September 09, 2024
- LA Times - August 28, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - June 29, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - June 10, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - May 21, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - April 23, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - April 01, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - February 23, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - February 23, 2024
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