Synonyms of flotillas

flotillas

noun

plural of flotilla

as in convoys

a group of small ships

a colorful flotilla of boats

Related Words

• convoys
• fleets
• parades
• navies
• processions
• caravans
• columns
• argosies
• armadas
• lines
• trains
• cavalcades
• motorcades
• corteges

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flotillas

According to Euronews, the ships belonged to the German Kriegsmarine’s Danube and Black Sea flotillas, which were intentionally sunk as German forces retreated before the advancing Soviet Red Army during the final months of World War II. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026

Brian Hurley predicts, meanwhile, that as more independent astronauts from around the world begin occupying the orbital rings closest to Earth, SpaceX could move to connect up small flotillas of Starships into larger interlinked clusters. — Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

The ships will enter Boston Harbor in flotillas and turn around near Charlestown before docking. — Neal Riley, CBS News, 17 June 2026

Activists on previous flotillas were brought to the same port, where some were processed and immediately deported, while others were detained before they were deported. — Suzan Fraser, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026

Studies have revealed the velella eat zooplankton, fish eggs and krill, while ocean sunfish called mola mola, one of the ocean's largest bony fish, have been seen feasting on large flotillas of velella at sea. — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 6 May 2026

Sánchez has organized several flotillas in Miami that, arriving at waters off the coast of Cuba, sought to support the island’s residents, especially after the 1994 rafter exodus. — Sarah Moreno march 16, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026

Trump has referred to aircraft carriers and their accompanying destroyers as armadas and flotillas. — Arkansas Online, 11 Feb. 2026

Each year, the flotillas have been intercepted by the Israeli army. — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025