"a small fleet," 1711, from Spanish flotilla, diminutive of flota "a fleet," from flotar "to float," which is said to be from Old French floter "to float, set afloat," which is from a word in Frankish or some other Germanic language corresponding to Old English flood (n.). Compare Old Norse floti "raft; fleet." Sometimes also "a fleet of small ships."
雙語例句
1. The supporters of the Gaza - bound aid flotilla had more than humanitarian intentions.
加沙救援船隊(duì)的支持者的動機(jī)遠(yuǎn)不止于人道主義.
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2. The German Mediterranean submarine flotilla officially was formed on 18 th November 1915.
德國潛艇艦隊(duì)地中海正式成立于1915年11月18號.
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3. We go flotilla cruise in the aegean.
我們隨小船隊(duì)漫游了愛琴海.
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4. The speed of a flotilla is not determined by the fastest ship, but the slowest one.