flotilla C2 Topic:War & Conflict US /floʊˈtɪlə/ See IPA manual Freq #50303 Meanings 1 noun A small fleet of warships (usually of the same class), or a fleet of small ships. Toward the horizon a flotilla of fishing-boats showed immutable, pink-lacquered by the evening sun. 2 noun A small group of things or people After a few moments Chloe saw Rosamund walking towards them with a small flotilla of shopping bags. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms flotillinsquadrilla Related forms convoy Etymology From Spanish flotilla, diminutive of flota (“fleet”), from French flotte. Topics War & Conflict External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # flotilla **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /floʊˈtɪlə/ **Frequency rank:** 50303 ## Meanings 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 ## Examples - Toward the horizon a flotilla of fishing-boats showed immutable, pink-lacquered by the evening sun. - After a few moments Chloe saw Rosamund walking towards them with a small flotilla of shopping bags. ## Derived Forms - flotillin - squadrilla ## Related Forms - convoy ## Etymology From Spanish flotilla, diminutive of flota (“fleet”), from French flotte. ## Topics - War & Conflict markdown