fleet
/fliːt/noun
Middle School
1
A group of vessels or vehicles.
2
Any group of associated items.
3
A large, coordinated group of people.
4
A number of vessels in company, especially war vessels; also, the collective naval force of a country, etc.
5
Any command of vessels exceeding a squadron in size, or a rear admiral's command, composed of five sail-of-the-line, with any number of smaller vessels.
6
The individual waves in corrugated fiberboard.
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Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing