noun · neutral
fleet
/fliːt/FLEET
Band 7+speakingtask2
a group of vehicles owned or managed by one organization
Examples
“The city operates a fleet of electric buses to cut emissions.”
“Our company is updating its fleet to improve fuel efficiency.”
“Tour operators maintain large fleets during the holiday season.”
Band 8 sentence
“The municipality has invested in a modern fleet of electric buses to phase out older diesel models.”
Collocations
- a fleet of buses/cars/vessels
- update/modernize the fleet
Word family
fleet (n) nounfleet (adj: e.g. a fleet vehicle) adjective
Common mistakes
There are many transport fleet in the city.→There are many transport fleets in the city.
Our company have a fleet of taxis.→Our company has a fleet of taxis.
Say it for a higher band
5group→6convoy→7+fleet
Synonyms
convoy
Easily confused
convoy
“A military convoy moved through the valley at dawn.”
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