fleet up

verb

To be promoted from within a command or unit (e.g. for an officer on a ship to be promoted to commanding officer of the ship).

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Meanings

verbfleet up (third-person singular simple present fleets up, present participle fleeting up, simple past and past participle fleeted up)

present singular third person fleets up · participle present fleeting up · participle past fleeted up · past fleeted up

  1. NavyUSTo be promoted from within a command or unit (e.g. for an officer on a ship to be promoted to commanding officer of the ship).
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APA

fleet up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fleet%20up

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fleet up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fleet%20up.

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