fleet

Example Sentences

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The fleet is made up of ageing tankers that carry Russia's oil and gas around the world, skirting Western restrictions.

From Barron's

A Swedish court has ordered the detention of the Russian captain of a ship suspected of sailing under a false flag as part of Moscow's shadow fleet.

From BBC

But that success was fleeting: all five of their starters, including three freshmen, were snapped up in the NBA draft.

From The Wall Street Journal

It has been a backbone to the US military's air refuelling fleet, and allows combat aircraft to carry out longer missions without needing to land.

From BBC

The UK was the third country in the world, after the US and Russia, to develop nuclear bombs, which were initially carried by a fleet of RAF aircraft.

From BBC