flotilla是什么意思？

flotilla

英[fləˈtɪlə] 美[floʊˈtɪlə]

• n. 小舰队，小型船队；

复数：flotillas;

例句

• Captain Watson this morning announced of a secret third ship in the Sea Shepherd flotilla. 沃特森船长在今早宣称,“海洋守卫者”舰队将派出第三艘秘密船只.
• We go flotilla cruise in the aegean. 我们随小船队漫游了爱琴海.
• The German Mediterranean submarine flotilla officially was formed on 18 th November 1915. 德国潜艇舰队地中海正式成立于1915年11月18号.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  小型船队;(通常指)小舰队
  A flotilla is a group of small ships, usually military ships.

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a United States Navy fleet consisting of two or more squadrons of small warships
  2. a fleet of small craft