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flotilla

[floh-til-uh] / floʊˈtɪl ə /
NOUN
small fleet
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Some 20 French boats set sail from Marseille on Saturday to join up with an international flotilla making a renewed effort to break an Israeli blockade and deliver aid to Gaza, AFP reporters saw.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Fellow Brazilian activist Lisi Proenca said the group was applying the experience it gained from the Gaza flotilla to bring aid to Cuba.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

At the heart of it all, a flotilla of questions that begin with "what if?"

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Marine flotilla may be on its way to Kharg Island, where it would need constant overhead protection against Iranian drones and missiles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

With Nixonian cunning, Calliope unwrapped and flushed away a flotilla of unused Tampax.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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