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fleet leaders

fleet leaders is the plural of fleet leader.

Meaning of fleet leader

Noun

fleet leader (plural fleet leaders)

  1. The airframe or component with the longest time in service, compared to others of the same design.
    • Obviously the best engines to use for comparison would be those of greatest total (flight plus test) operating time -- the so-called "fleet leaders."1986 June 6, Richard Feynman, “Personal observations on the reliability of the Shuttle”, in Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident, Report to the President

Questions about fleet leaders

What is fleet leaders the plural of?
Fleet leaders is the plural of fleet leader.

Words near fleet leaders in the dictionary

  1. fleet footed
  2. fleet in being
  3. fleet landing
  4. fleet landings
  5. fleet leader
  6. fleet leaders
  7. Fleet marriage
  8. Fleet marriages
  9. Fleet Marston
  10. fleet of foot
  11. Fleet parson

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