Fleet

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Fleet may refer to:

Places

"Fleet" is a geographical name:

Fleet, a village in Dorset, England, sited on The Fleet, a lagoon
Fleet, in the county of Hampshire, England
a Fleet, in Kent, inlet, creek, a name for saline waterways in the Thames marshes
the River Fleet, a subterranean river in London, England
* Fleet Street, named after the river
* Fleet Prison, named after the river
** Fleet Marriages, named after the prison
Fleet, in the county of Lincolnshire, England
Gatehouse of Fleet a small town in Dumfries and Galloway, lying on the Water of Fleet
Fleet, Highland, in the Scottish Highlands, Scotland

Vehicles

A fleet is a collection of ships or vehicles, with many specific connotations:

Fleet vehicles, two or more vehicles
Naval fleet, a substantial group of ships
Fishing fleet
Starfleet, the paramilitary defense, research, diplomacy, and exploration force of the United Federation of Planets
A small group of ships, also known as a flotilla

See List of fleets for a full list of fleets

Other uses

FleetBoston Financial and its precursor Fleet Financial Group, financial institutions
Fleet, a brand name of glycerin laxative suppository
Ferry Fleet, a gang
Inmarsat Fleet, a sattelite communications service.

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