A number of vessels in company, especially war vessels; also, the collective naval force of a country, etc.
Any command of vessels exceeding a squadron in size, or a rear admiral's command, composed of five sail-of-the-line, with any number of smaller vessels.
An arm of the sea; a run of water, such as an inlet or a creek.
A location, as on a navigable river, where barges are secured.
A large, coordinated group of people.
Any group of associated items.
A group of vessels or vehicles.
Swift in motion; light and quick in going from place to place.
Light; superficially thin; not penetrating deep, as soil.
To flee, to escape, to speed away.
To pass over rapidly; to skim the surface of.
To cause to slip down the barrel of a capstan or windlass, as a rope or chain.
To hasten over; to cause to pass away lightly, or in mirth and joy.
To move up a rope, so as to haul to more advantage; especially to draw apart the blocks of a tackle.
To move or change in position.
To take the cream from; to skim.
To evanesce, disappear, die out.
Not of obvious or immediate cause, but as a secondary result
Not focused straight at the target or subject, but by more subtle means
Not involving the quickest, shortest, or most convenient path
An indirect cost.
An indirect radiator
To access by means of indirection; to dereference.