flotilla
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flotilla
- /floʊˈtɪlə/
Rhymes with -ɪlə
Where it comes from
From Spanish flotilla, diminutive of flota (“fleet”), from French flotte.
noun flotillas
- A small fleet of warships (usually of the same class), or a fleet of small ships. Toward the horizon a flotilla of fishing-boats showed immutable, pink-lacquered by the evening sun.
- A small group of things or people After a few moments Chloe saw Rosamund walking towards them with a small flotilla of shopping bags.
- A spaceship made of one or more central mutually stabilizing overweight spaceships flanked by lightweight, middleweight, or heavyweight spaceships that prevent the formation of destructive eggs. For rule R(2222) a flotilla of six gliders traveling eastwards is generated.
Translations
Talk about this word "flotilla." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/flotilla. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. flotilla. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/flotilla "flotilla." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/flotilla.Cite this
@misc{flotilla_2026,
title = {flotilla},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/flotilla},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
