whole fleet

collocation in English

meaningsofwholeandfleet

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whole
adjective
uk
/həʊl/us
/hoʊl/
complete or ...
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fleet
noun[C]
uk
/fliːt/us
/fliːt/
a group of ships, or all of the ships in a ...
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(Definition ofwholeandfleetfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwhole fleet

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It can be said that a great spirit or one great power united thewholefleet.
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Their most urgent plea was for some immediate financial assistance to be spread over thewholefleet.
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It would be far better if some delay took place, even a few months, if the reduction could be equitably applied to thewholefleet.
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There is more global subsidy going to thewholefleet.
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The disposal of three-fifths of the fleet—that is, 20,000 out of 35,000 vehicles—cost almost as much as did the acquisition of thewholefleet.
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It is also why we are looking at thewholefleet.
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It is pitiful that four years after we were told it was being done nearly thewholefleetremains vulnerable.
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That would be enough to pay for awholefleetof fire engines year in, year out for every single village in the area.
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Therefore, we intend to implement licensing of, in effect, thewholefleet.
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Thewholefleethas been replaced since the war, from 1947 onwards.
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When thewholefleethad to be requisitioned for the purposes of the war, they suffered seriously.
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If thewholefleetwere equipped with new boats, there would not be nearly the distress that there is at the present time.
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Thewholefleetof twenty-eight boats was in use in 1937.
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No one could disagree with any measure concerning licence variations that is designed to apply fairly and equally to thewholefleet.
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Thewholefleetis ageing rapidly and will have to be replaced.
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It is therefore not possible to give a single figure for thewholefleetin terms of either capacity or effort.
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The carrier has awholefleetof attendant ships to look after it.
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We want thewholefleetmodernised as quickly as possible, and this is one way in which it can be done.
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It is very much better to make a comparison about the catch of thewholefleetthis year and the previous year.
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Ourwholefleetwould be constructed and planned upon an entirely different basis, and our expenditure would be very much less.
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