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n A group of vessels or vehicles.
n (nautical) A number of vessels in company, especially war vessels; also, the collective naval force of a country, etc.
n (context|nautical|British Royal Navy) Any command of vessels exceeding a squadron in size, or a rear-admiral's command, composed of five sail-of-the-line, with any number of smaller vessels.
n (context|nautical|obsolete) A flood; a creek or inlet, a bay or estuary, a river subject to the tide.
n (nautical) A location, as on a navigable river, where barges are secured.
v To pass over rapidly; to skim the surface of
v To hasten over; to cause to pass away lightly, or in mirth and joy
v (nautical) To move up a rope, so as to haul to more advantage; especially to draw apart the blocks of a tackle.
v (context|nautical|obsolete) To shift the position of dead-eyes when the shrouds are become too long.
v To cause to slip down the barrel of a capstan or windlass, as a rope or chain.
v To take the cream from; to skim.
a (literary) swift | Swift in motion; moving with velocity; light and quick in going from place to place; nimble; fast.
a (uncommon) Light; superficially thin; not penetrating deep, as soil.