Hypertext Webster Gateway: "flotilla"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Flotilla \Flo*til"la\, n. [Sp. flotilla, dim. of flota fleet;
akin to F. flotte, It. flotta, and F. flot wave, fr. L.
fluctus, but prob. influenced by words akin to E. float. See
{Fluctuate}, and cf. {Float}, n.]
A little fleet, or a fleet of small vessels.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
flotilla
n 1: a United States Navy fleet consisting of two or more
squadrons of small warships
2: a fleet of small craft
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