A number of warships operating together under one command, Specifically, a number of vessels of war organized for offense or defense under one commander, with subordinate commanders of single vessels and sometimes of squadrons; a naval armament, the senior aid of the admiral of a fleet, when a captain, adjective_ Swift in motion; moving with velocity; light and quick in going from place to place; nimble, transitive verb_ To hasten over; to cause to pass away lighty, or in mirth and joy, To draw apart the blocks of; -- said of a tackle, intransitive verb_ To fade; vanish, To move or pass swiftly