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  • 11flotilla — ► sustantivo femenino NÁUTICA Flota formada por buques pequeños. * * * flotilla (dim. de «flota») f. Flota de barcos pequeños o de aviones. * * * flotilla. f. Flota compuesta de buques pequeños. * * * ► femenino Dim. de flota. ► Flota compuesta… …

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  • 12flotilla — UK [fləˈtɪlə] / US [floʊˈtɪlə] noun [countable] Word forms flotilla : singular flotilla plural flotillas a group of small boats or ships …

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  • 13flotilla — noun Etymology: Spanish, diminutive of flota fleet, from Old French flote, from Old Norse floti; akin to Old English flota ship, fleet more at float Date: 1711 1. a fleet of ships or boats; especially a navy organizational unit consisting of two… …

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  • 14flotilla — /floh til euh/, n. 1. a group of small naval vessels, esp. a naval unit containing two or more squadrons. 2. a group moving together: The governor was followed by a whole flotilla of reporters. [1705 15; < Sp, dim. of flota fleet < F flotte < OE&#8230; …

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  • 15flotilla — noun A small fleet of warships (usually of the same class), or a fleet of small ships. Toward the horizon a flotilla of fishing boats showed immutable, pink lacquered by the evening sun …

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  • 16flotilla — [[t]flətɪ̱lə[/t]] flotillas N COUNT A flotilla is a group of small ships, usually military ships …

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  • 17flotilla —    (floh TILL ah) [Spanish, from French] A fleet of small naval vessels, or a naval unit of two or more squadrons. By extension, a group of people or things moving together.    Cousteau revealed a flotilla of wondrous creatures to an audience&#8230; …

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  • 18Flotilla DeBarge — is the stage name of Kevin Joseph Rennard, a drag queen based in New York City. She has appeared in To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar , Marci X , and the miniseries version of Angels in America . She has appeared on Broadway in The …

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  • 19Flotilla Admiral — is the lowest flag rank, a rank above Captain, in the modern navies of Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany and Sweden. It corresponds to the ranks of Commodore or Rear Admiral (Lower Half) …

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  • 20Flotilla leader — JRM Dubrovnik, a large destroyer design built as a flotilla leader A flotilla leader was a warship suitable for commanding a flotilla of destroyers or other small warships, typically a small cruiser or a large destroyer (known as a destroyer&#8230; …

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