FLEET


Meaning of FLEET in English

n. dial. 1 a creek; an inlet. 2 (the Fleet) a an underground stream running into the Thames east of Fleet St. b hist. a prison that stood near it. øFleet Street 1 the London press. 2 British journalism or journalists. [OE fleot f. Gmc: cf. FLEET(5)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.