The highest grade of flag officer in the United States Navy, ranking above a four-star admiral and junior only to the Secretary of the Navy, Secretary of Defense, and the President of the United States; equal in grade or rank to a general of the army. Usually called admiral of the fleet in other navies.

A town in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, originally in Kirkcudbrightshire (OS grid ref NX6056).

(military, navy, countable) A naval fleet which exerts an influence while remaining in port.

plural of fleet in being

(military, nautical) a captain in command of a fleet, convoy or flotilla

plural of fleet captain

an operational naval task force consisting of a variety of surface combatants designed to operate as a coordinated unit; subdivided into battle groups

(colloquial or historical) Collectively, the wooden boats used by the United States military, chiefly in World War Two.

An industrial area in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ5120).

Alternative form of fleetfooted.