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flotilla

flo·tilla

UK/floʊˈtɪlə/ US/floʊˈtɪlʌ/ uncommon

noun

1.

a United States Navy fleet consisting of two or more squadrons of small warships

2.

Origin

From Spanish flotilla, diminutive of flota (“fleet”), from French flotte.

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