flotilla
Ships traveling together
A flotilla is a small fleet of ships or boats, typically naval vessels operating together: a flotilla of destroyers patrolled the coast.
The word often suggests a modest or informal grouping rather than a grand armada.
It extends to any collection of small watercraft: a flotilla of kayaks set out from the marina.
Military combat vessels
- destroyersFast armed naval vessels
- frigatesMidsized naval combat vessels
- corvettesLight, agile warships
- submarinesUnderwater naval vessels
carriers · cruisers · battleships · gunboats · convoy · escort · formation · squadron
Speed competition sport
- yachtsLarge recreational sailing vessels
- sailingWind-propelled water travel
- dinghiesSmall auxiliary watercraft
- buoysAnchored floating signals
spinnaker · windward · leeward · helm · skippers · tactics · start line · course
Large recreational sailing vessels
- sailboatsWind-powered watercraft
- dinghiesSmall auxiliary watercraft
- catamaransTwo-hulled sailing vessels
- kayaksEnclosed paddle craft
canoes · motorboats · cruisers · skiffs · pontoons · jet skis · houseboats · trimarans
Commercial fishing boats
- boatsWater vehicles with hulls
- netsMesh devices for catching
- vesselsCarriers or containers
- catchSeize or snag
harbor · seine · gillnetters · longliners · crabbers · shrimpers · dories · sampans
Formal moving line
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- decoratedMade more visually appealing
- flagsSymbolic national cloths
spectators · harbor · ceremony · formation · display · commemorative · annual · review
warships
Military combat vessels
- destroyersFast armed naval vessels
- frigatesMidsized naval combat vessels
- corvettesLight, agile warships
submarines · carriers · cruisers · battleships · gunboats · convoy · escort · formation · squadron · armada
racing
Speed competition sport
- yachtsLarge recreational sailing vessels
- sailingWind-propelled water travel
- dinghiesSmall auxiliary watercraft
buoys · spinnaker · windward · leeward · helm · skippers · tactics · start line · course · marks
yachts
Large recreational sailing vessels
- sailboatsWind-powered watercraft
- dinghiesSmall auxiliary watercraft
- catamaransTwo-hulled sailing vessels
kayaks · canoes · motorboats · cruisers · skiffs · pontoons · jet skis · houseboats · trimarans · inflatables
trawlers
Commercial fishing boats
catch · harbor · seine · gillnetters · longliners · crabbers · shrimpers · dories · sampans · dhows
procession
Formal moving line
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- decoratedMade more visually appealing
flags · spectators · harbor · ceremony · formation · display · commemorative · annual · review · pageant
- boatingboat, ferry, motorboat, motorboats, cruise
- naval forcesnavy, warships, Royal Navy, US Navy, fleets
- Navieswarships, ships, cruiser, battleship, sailors
- Navyadmiral, battleship, destroyer, aircraft carrier, cruiser
- sailingsailboat, sailing, sails, sailboats, catamaran
- processionsparade, procession, march, funeral procession, military parade