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flotilla

[floh-til-uh] / floʊˈtɪl ə /
NOUN
small fleet
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"The detention of the flotilla activists in international waters had already represented a serious affront to international law," he wrote on X on Tuesday.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

The flotilla comprising more than 50 vessels set sail in recent weeks from Marseille in France, Barcelona in Spain and Syracuse in Italy.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

The boats in that flotilla were intercepted by Israel off the coasts of Egypt and the Gaza Strip in early October.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

It dismissed the flotilla as a "PR stunt".

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Beyond the arc of the harbor, a flotilla of Red Navy ships patrolled the shore—a sash of crimson in the deep blue sea.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee




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