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Star (Christchurch), Issue 11507, 1 October 1915, Page 4

Have jou observed the change that seems to be coming over ttoe word fleet? It is passing from its ox elusive maritime usa. To-day one talks of a fleet of motor-cars or ambulances, without pausing to thiub that there is anything no/ol in the words. As a matter of fact, this wide use of fleet" 13 a revaval of the practice-of an earlier day. *' 1 w.il convey you safe home with my fieot of lanthorns," says, an old play of Id? 5. uu'J eu flies; still we may read of a, fleet of knights. But it needed the motor-car to revivo tins \icQ of the* word, winch had apparently nuit© died oul loc 1700,