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islands; insulation. The insularity of Britain was first shown by Agricola, who sent his fleet round it. Pinkerton.

A method of moving a fleet from one formation to another, the direction usually being changed eight points (90º), by means of paths of equal length for each ship. It is prohibited in the United States navy.

gone a long journey. Prov. vii. 19. We must all have the same journey's end. Bp. Stillingfleet.

Miserable; pitiful; paltry; -- in a contemptuous or Bp. Stillingfleet. -- Lam"en*ta*ble*ness, n. -- Lam"en*ta*bly, adv.

n advance of; to precede; hence, to be foremost or chief among; as, the big sloop led the fleet of yachts; the Guards led the attack; Demosthenes leads the orators of all ages. As Hesperus, that leads the sun his way. Fairfax. And lo ! Ben Adhem's name led all the rest. Leigh Hunt.

elected and trained for rapid evolutions. -- Light of foot. (a) Having a light step. (b) Fleet. -- Light of heart, gay, cheerful. -- Light oil (Chem.), the oily product, lighter than water, forming the chief part of the first distillate of coal tar, and consisting largely of benzene and toluene. -- Light sails (Nau…

Having light and active wings; volatile; fleeting. Shak.

A history or account of martyrs; a register of martyrs. Bp. Stillingfleet.

to melancholy; depressed; melancholy; dejected; unhappy. Just as the melancholic eye Sees fleets and armies in the sky. Prior.

A register of months. Bp. Stillingfleet.

Erroneous construction; wrong interpretation. Bp. Stillingfleet.

et, a net or curtain for excluding mosquitoes, -- used for beds and windows. -- Mosquito fleet, a fleet of small vessels. -- Mosquito hawk (Zoöl.), a dragon fly; -- so called because it captures and feeds upon mosquitoes. -- Mosquito netting, a loosely-woven gauzelike fabric for making mosquito bars.…

ns and the frame of the world are corporeal, and therefore subject to mutability. Stillingfleet.

The commander of a fleet. Mitford.

A fleet of ships; an assemblage of merchantmen, or so many as sail in company. "The navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir." 1 kings x. 11.

nsact the business of an office or public trust; to conduct a public service. Bp. Stillingfleet.

-- indicating situation, place, or position; as, on the one hand, on the other hand; the fleet is on the American coast.

apart by the ceremony of ordination. Meletius was ordained by Arian bishops. Bp. Stillingfleet.

To spread out in array. [Obs.] And now they outray to your fleet. Chapman.

An idol. [Obs.] Bp. Stillingfleet.