Flotilla \Flo*til"la\, n. [Sp. flotilla, dim. of flota fleet; akin to F. flotte, It. flotta, and F. flot wave, fr. L. fluctus, but prob. influenced by words akin to E. float. See {Fluctuate}, and cf. {Float}, n.] A little fleet, or a fleet of small vessels. Flotsam
