Fleet

/fliːt/name
Middle School
1

A river (the River Fleet) in London, England, now buried underground, that flowed under the Eastern end of the present Fleet Street.

2

A former prison (the Fleet Prison) in London, which originally stood near the stream.

3

A river, the Water of Fleet, in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland.

4

A river in Highland council area, Scotland, which flows into Loch Fleet.

5

A town and civil parish with a town council in Hart district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU8054).

6

A village and civil parish in South Holland district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF3823).

7

A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.

8

A surname.

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