Fleet
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Fleet may refer to:
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[edit] 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
- 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
[edit] 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
- A small group of ships, also known as a flotilla
- Starfleet, the paramilitary defense, research, diplomacy, and exploration force in the fictional Star Trek universe.
See List of fleets for a full list of fleets
[edit] Surname
- Charles Browne Fleet
- David Fleet
- Ed Van Fleet
- Frederick Fleet
- James Fleet
- James Van Fleet
- Jo Van Fleet
- Preston Fleet
- Stephan Szpak-Fleet
- Stephen Fleet
[edit] Other uses
- Fleet Aircraft
- 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
[edit] See also
- The Fleet (disambiguation)
