Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Fleet \Fleet\, a. [Compar. {Fleeter}; superl. {Fleetest}.] [Cf.
   Icel. flj?tr quick. See {Fleet}, v. i.]
   1. Swift in motion; moving with velocity; light and quick in
      going from place to place; nimble.

            In mail their horses clad, yet fleet and strong.
                                                  --Milton.

   2. Light; superficially thin; not penetrating deep, as soil.
      [Prov. Eng.] --Mortimer.