fleet

船団、機体群

一緒に活動したり移動したりする船、航空機、その他の乗り物の集団。

やさしい英語で： A group of ships, aircraft, or other vehicles that work or travel together.

• A fleet of boats crossed the lake.
• The airline expanded its fleet last year.
• How many aircraft are in the fleet?

使い方： fleet of something (A fleet of fishing boats returned before sunset.)

よく使う表現： fishing fleet, fleet of aircraft, fleet of ships

保有車両、車両群

一つの企業や組織が所有または使用する車両すべて。

やさしい英語で： All the vehicles owned or used by one business or organization.

• Our fleet includes twenty vans.
• The council replaced its fleet of cars.
• Every truck in the fleet needs regular checks.

使い方： fleet of something (The company runs a fleet of electric vans.)

類義語： carfleet

よく使う表現： company fleet, fleet of vans, fleet management

艦隊

一人の司令官が指揮する軍艦の集団、または一国の軍艦すべて。

やさしい英語で： A group of military ships under one commander, or all the military ships of a country.

• The fleet sailed out of the harbor.
• An admiral commands the northern fleet.
• The country has added two destroyers to its fleet.

よく使う表現： naval fleet, enemy fleet, command a fleet