I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ entire
▪
The entire ~ was sunk.
▪ great , huge , large
▪
a large ~ of warships
▪ small
▪ fishing , whaling
▪ merchant , naval
▪ battle , invasion
▪ enemy
▪ submarine , tanker
▪ car , vehicle
▪
the company car ~
VERB + FLEET
▪ operate
▪
He operated a small fishing ~.
▪ command
▪ send , send in
▪
The ~ was sent in and the country prepared for war.
▪ ground
▪ defeat , destroy
▪ join
▪
The ship sailed to join the ~ at Barbados.
▪ maintain
▪
To maintain a submarine ~ is a major commitment.
▪
The ~ was very expensive to maintain.
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
There were over 500 ships in the enemy ~.
▪ ~ of
▪
a ~ of taxis
II.
adj.
Fleet is used with these nouns: ↑ commander