Plural of flota; Spanish fleets, particularly historical naval squadrons.
Spanish plural of 'flota' (fleet), from Latin 'fluctus' (wave). The term remains Spanish but appears in English historical texts discussing Spanish naval operations.
Spain's treasure 'flotas' that carried gold from the Americas were so valuable that pirates, privateers, and rival nations spent fortunes trying to intercept them—these fleets literally shaped world history!
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