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Fleet (Fluss) — Mündung des Fleet (Samuel Scott, circa 1750) Der Fleet ist ein Nebenfluss der Themse in London, der auf fast seiner gesamten Länge unterirdisch fließt. Seine Quellen liegen im Hampstead Heath und speisen zwei Teiche, die im 18. Jahrhundert zur… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Fleet Street — is a street in London, England named after the River Fleet. It was the home of the British press until the 1980s. Even though the last major British news office, Reuters, left in 2005, the street s name continues to be used as a metonym for the… … Wikipedia
Fleet Marine Force — Seal of the Fleet Marine Force. Active December 7, 1933 present Country … Wikipedia
Fleet Review — Fleet Review, Royal Navy redirects here. This article is on reviews of the Royal Navy. For Fleet Reviews of the US Navy see Naval Review, and for Fleet Reviews of other nations navies see Review (disambiguation) The Fleet Review is a British… … Wikipedia
line# — line n Line, row, rank, file, echelon, tier are comparable when meaning a series of things arranged in continuous or uniform order. Line means little more than this, except when it is attached to a specific application that increases its… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
fleet — [adj] quick in movement agile, barreling, breakneck*, brisk, expeditious, expeditive, fast, flying, hasty, in nothing flat*, like greased lightning*, lively, mercurial, meteoric, nimble, nimble footed, on the double*, rapid, screaming, speedball* … New thesaurus
Line of battle — In naval warfare, the line of battle [If the fleet is in front of the flagship it is a line ahead , if behind a line astern .] is a tactic in which the ships of the fleet form a line, end to end. Its origins are traditionally ascribed to the navy … Wikipedia
Line-crossing ceremony — U.S. Sailors and Marines participate in a line crossing ceremony aboard USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) as the ship passes the Equator May 16, 2008. It has been a long naval tradition to initiate pollywogs, sailors who have never crossed the Equator,… … Wikipedia
Fleet of the LACMTA — The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (hereinafter referred to as LACMTA or Metro ) operates a vast fleet of transit vehicles, consisting of both buses and trains. As of 2007, the LACMTA operated the third largest bus fleet … Wikipedia
Fleet review (Commonwealth realms) — This article is about reviews of naval ships in Commonwealth realms. For fleet reviews of the United States Navy, see Naval Review. For other uses, see Review (disambiguation). HMS Terrible at Queen Victoria s Diamond Jubilee Fleet Review in … Wikipedia
