Flotilla
Pronunciation : Flo*til"la
Part of Speech : n.
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.]
Definition : Defn: A little fleet, or a fleet of small vessels.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913