FLEET AIR ARM, THE

Meaning of FLEET AIR ARM, THE in English

ˌFleet ˈAir ˌArm, the BrE AmE

the part of the British navy that formerly looked after and flew the navy's aircraft

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FLEET — I. ˈflēt, usu -ēd.+V verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English fleten, from Old English flēotan; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ARM — I. ˈärm, ˈȧm noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English arm, earm; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AIR — I. ˈār variant of ere I II. adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect) ar, are, from ar, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FLEET — fleet 1 /fleet/ , n. 1. the largest organized unit of naval ships grouped for tactical or other purposes. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ARM — arm 1 — armed , adj. — armlike , adj. /ahrm/ , n. 1. the upper limb of the human …
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AIR — air 1 — airlike , adj. /air/ , n. 1. a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other …
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FLEET — I. ˈflēt verb Etymology: Middle English fleten, from Old English flēotan; akin to Old High German fliozzan to float, Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ARM — I. ˈärm noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English earm; akin to Latin armus shoulder, Sanskrit īrma arm Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AIR — I. ˈer noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin aer, from Greek aēr Date: 14th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FLEET — vt to draw apart the blocks of; said of a tackle. 2. fleet ·vi to take the cream from; …
Webster English vocab
ARM — noun a branch of a tree. 2. arm ·noun anything resembling an arm. 3. arm ·noun an inlet of water …
Webster English vocab
AIR — noun intelligence; information. 2. air ·noun odoriferous or contaminated air. 3. air ·noun utterance abroad; publicity; vent. 4. air ·noun …
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FLEET — [fleet] vb [ME fleten, fr. OE fleotan; akin to OHG fliozzan to float, OE flowan to flow] vi (bef. 12c) …
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ARM — [arm] n [ME, fr. OE earm; akin to L armus shoulder, Skt irma arm] (bef. 12c) 1: a human upper …
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ARM — in zoology, either of the forelimbs or upper limbs of ordinarily bipedal vertebrates, particularly humans and other primates. The term …
Britannica English vocabulary
FLEET — fleet, Fleet BrE AmE fliːt ▷ fleeted ˈfliːt ɪd -əd AmE ˈfliːt̬ əd ▷ fleeter ˈfliːt ə AmE ˈfliːt̬ ə …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FLEET — / fliːt; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun 1. [ C ] a group of military ships commanded by …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ARM — / ɑːm; NAmE ɑːrm/ noun , verb ■ noun —see also arms PART OF BODY 1. either of the two …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AIR — / eə(r); NAmE er/ noun , verb ■ noun GAS 1. [ U ] the mixture of gases that surrounds …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLEET — I. fleet 1 /fliːt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: fleot 'ship' , from fleotan ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ARM — I. arm 1 S1 W1 /ɑːm $ ɑːrm/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Sense 1, 3-4, 6-13: Language: Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AIR — I. air 1 S1 W1 /eə $ er/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1-7, 9: Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FLEET — adj. & adv. dial. --adj. (of water) shallow. --adv. at or to a small depth (plough fleet). [orig. uncert.: perh. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FLEET — n. dial. 1 a creek; an inlet. 2 (the Fleet) a an underground stream running into the Thames east of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FLEET — n. 1 a a number of warships under one commander-in-chief. b (prec. by the) all the warships and merchant-ships of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ARM — n. 1 each of the upper limbs of the human body from the shoulder to the hand. 2 a the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AIR — n. & v. --n. 1 an invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth, a mixture mainly of oxygen and nitrogen. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FLEET — n. dial. 1 a creek; an inlet. 2 (the Fleet) a an underground stream running into the Thames east of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FLEET — n. 1 a a number of warships under one commander-in-chief. b (prec. by the) all the warships and merchant-ships of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ARM — n. 1 each of the upper limbs of the human body from the shoulder to the hand. 2 a the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AIR — n. & v. n. 1 an invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth, a mixture mainly of oxygen and nitrogen. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FLEET — 1. n.1 a a number of warships under one commander-in-chief. b (prec. by the) all the warships and merchant-ships of …
Oxford English vocab
ARM — 1. n.1 each of the upper limbs of the human body from the shoulder to the hand. 2 a the …
Oxford English vocab
AIR — n. & v. --n. 1. an invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth, a mixture mainly of oxygen and nitrogen. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
ARM — I. PART OF YOUR BODY OR OF SOMETHING ELSE /ɑ:(r)m/ ( arms) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLEET — ( fleets) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A fleet is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AIR — ( airs, airing, aired) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Air is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLEET — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES fleet admiral Fleet Street COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE entire ▪ An entire fleet …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ARM — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a chair leg/arm/back/seat ▪ The chair leg has broken. an armed attack ▪ Armed …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AIR — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a road/rail/air crash ▪ There will be an investigation into the cause of the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FLEET — Street [noun] [U] - the road in London where most of Britain's national newspapers were produced in the past, often …
Cambridge English vocab
FLEET — Synonyms and related words : Naval Construction Battalion, RN, Royal Navy, Seabees, USN, United States Navy, age group, agile, alert, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ARM — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ left , right ▪ upper ▪ the muscles of the upper ~ ▪ muscular , powerful , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
AIR — INDEX: 1. the air that we breathe 2. when there is not enough fresh air 3. to let fresh air …
Longman Activator English vocab
FLEET — An organization of ships, aircraft, Marine forces, and shore-based fleet activities all under the command of a commander or commander …
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms
ARM — A part attached to or projecting from something. See a-arm , ball joint rocker arm , breaker arm , control …
English Dictionary of Automotive Terms
FLEET — I сущ. 1) военно-морской флот Fleet Admiral амер. ≈ адмирал флота (высший адмиральский чин; соответствует Генералу Армии) Syn : armada, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ARM — I 1. сущ. 1) рука (от кисти до плеча, в мед. терминах плечо с предплечьем) ср. forearm fling one's arms …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AIR — 1. сущ. 1) воздух; атмосфера to clear the air ≈ очищать атмосферу to breathe air, inhale air ≈ вдыхать кислород …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FLEET — fleet.ogg _I fli:t n 1. флот the fleet - военный флот Admiral of the Fleet - адмирал флота ( высшее …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ARM — arm.ogg _I 1. ɑ:m n 1. 1> рука ( от плеча до кисти ) arm sling - перевязь для (сломанной) …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AIR — air.ogg _I 1. eə n 1. воздух; атмосфера stale fresh, foul, night, winter air - затхлый свежий, спёртый, ночной, зимний …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FLEET — парк ( напр. автомобилей ) - air fleet - aircraft fleet - car fleet - dealer fleet - earthmoving fleet …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
ARM — I 1) рычаг 2) плечо, коромысло 3) рукоятка, ручка 4) консоль; кронштейн 5) рбт манипулятор; (механическая) рука 6) лопасть, рычаг …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
AIR — 1) воздух; воздушная среда 2) воздушное пространство 3) метео атмосфера 4) горн. (рудничная) атмосфера 5) излучать радиосигнал ( в эфир …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
FLEET — парк (напр. автомобилей) - air fleet - aircraft fleet - car fleet - dealer fleet - earthmoving fleet - interorbital transfer system fleet - locomotive fleet - mixed …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
ARM — I 1) рычаг 2) плечо, коромысло 3) рукоятка, ручка 4) консоль; кронштейн 5) рбт манипулятор; (механическая) рука 6) лопасть, рычаг (мешалки, смесителя, тестоделительной машины) 7) ветвь, ответвление; …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
AIR — 1) воздух; воздушная среда 2) воздушное пространство 3) метео атмосфера 4) горн. (рудничная) атмосфера 5) излучать радиосигнал (в эфир) 6) вести радио- или телепередачу • on air …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
ARM — 1) рычаг; плечо рычага 2) рукоятка; ручка 3) рука (от кисти до плеча) 4) рбт механическая рука, манипулятор 5) движок 6) ветвь, ответвление 7) консоль; кронштейн 8) …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
AIR — 1) воздух; воздушная среда; атмосфера access for air — доступ воздуха to admit air — впускать воздух to bleed air from brakes — …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
ARM — arm I 1. сущ.1) рука (от кисти до плеча, в мед. терминах плечо с предплечьем) ср. также forearm - arm …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
AIR — air сущ.1) воздух; атмосфера to clear the air — очищать атмосферу to breathe air, inhale air — вдыхать кислород balmy …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FLEET — I [fli:t] n 1. флот the ~ - военный флот Admiral of the Fleet - адмирал флота ( высшее британское …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
FLEET — _I fli:t n 1. флот the fleet - военный флот Admiral of the Fleet - адмирал флота ( высшее британское …
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