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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

A flotilla from Mexico is also expected to reach Havana by the end of the week.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

“We are sailing to Cuba, bringing critical humanitarian aid for its people,” the organizers wrote on the official flotilla website.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

In the words of President Trump: "We have a big flotilla going in that region and we'll see what happens".

From BBC • Jan. 28, 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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