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flotilla

[floh-til-uh] / floʊˈtɪl ə /
NOUN
small fleet
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He managed to save the girls, including Evie Lindley, by creating a flotilla of mattresses for them to shelter on while the water rose nearly to the ceiling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 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

In another effort to send aid to Cuba, an international coalition is preparing to send a flotilla with resources in March to the Caribbean archipelago.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 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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