flotilla
Meanings
noun
- A small fleet of warships (usually of the same class), or a fleet of small ships.
- A small group of things or people
- A spaceship made of one or more central mutually stabilizing overweight spaceships flanked by lightweight, middleweight, or heavyweight spaceships that prevent the formation of destructive eggs.
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Etymology
From Spanish flotilla, diminutive of flota (“fleet”), from French flotte.
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