laivasto — meaning in English

English meaning

• fleet noun A group of ships, vehicles, or aircraft operated together, especially under one owner or command.
• naval adj Relating to a country's navy or to warships.
• navy noun A country's armed maritime military force.
• shipping noun The business or process of transporting goods.

Senses

laivasto is used for these senses in English:

• fleet A group of vessels or vehicles.
• naval (nautical) Of or relating to a navy.
• navy (military) Belonging to the navy; typical of the navy.
• navy (countable) A country's entire maritime military force, including ships and personnel.
• navy (countable) A governmental department in charge of a country's maritime military force.
• shipping The body of ships belonging to one nation, port or industry; ships collectively.

fleet — full definition

1. noun A group of ships, vehicles, or aircraft operated together, especially under one owner or command.
2. adj Moving quickly and lightly; swift.
3. verb To pass by quickly or vanish; to move on rapidly (somewhat old-fashioned usage).

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