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flotilla.

A small fleet of warships (usually of the same class), or a fleet of small ships.

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Meaning & usage

noun/floʊˈtɪlə/
  1. A small fleet of warships (usually of the same class), or a fleet of small ships.

  2. A small group of things or people

    broadly
  3. A spaceship made of one or more central mutually stabilizing overweight spaceships flanked by lightweight, middleweight, or heavyweight spaceships that prevent the formation of destructive eggs.

Where this word comes from

From Spanish flotilla, diminutive of flota (“fleet”), from French flotte.

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