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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 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

GSF's tracking data showed that most of the remaining 36 boats in the flotilla were sailing close to Crete's south-western coast.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

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

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

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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