flotilla Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a United States Navy fleet consisting of two or more squadrons of small warships
  2. noun a fleet of small craft

WordNet

Flo*til"la noun
Etymology
Sp. flotilla, dim. of flota fleet; akin to F. flotte, It. flotta, and F. flot wave, fr. L. fluctus, but prob. influenced by words akin to E. float. See Fluctuate, and cf. Float, n.
Definitions
  1. A little fleet, or a fleet of small vessels.

Webster 1913