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fleet

Archaic Terms
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

An adjective meaning swift or quick, often used to describe something that passes rapidly.

Detailed Definition
In the poem, 'fleet' describes the glass that measures time, suggesting its swift passage. This term is often associated with the transient nature of time, emphasizing how quickly moments can slip away, which is a central theme in the poem's exploration of time and its effects.
Example
Example in poetry:
"And every sand of his fleet glass, Increasing age as it doth pass" (archaic for 'swift' or also 'fleet' as a ship? Actually here 'fleet glass' means hourglass, fleet = swift); "The fleet hours of youth" (time); "Fleet as the wind, he ran" (speed); "The fleet ships sailed for home" (nautical); "Fleet dreams that vanish with the dawn" (ephemeral)
Additional Notes
The term 'fleet' highlights the rapid passage of time, as represented by the sand in an hourglass, reinforcing the poem's meditation on aging.; Found in the poem, Time by Jasper Mayne
Also Known As
swift rapid nimble fleet-footed
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