Synonyms for flotilla

Most common

fleet · armada

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A small fleet of warships (usually of the same class), or a fleet of small ships.

   Toward the horizon a flotilla of fishing-boats showed immutable, pink-lacquered by the evening sun.

Forms

Plural

flotillas → fleets, armadas…

Example sentences

• fleet Sevastopol is home to the Russian Black Sea Fleet.
• armada Elizabeth I defeated the Spanish armada.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

fleet¹

6 letters

armada³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (armada³ = 3 syllables).