Flete is a hamlet 3 km southwest of Margate in Kent, United Kingdom. It is in the Thanet local government district. ... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flete
Flete intransitive verb [ See Fleet , intransitive verb ] To float; to swim. [ Obsolete] 'Whether I sink or flete .' Chaucer. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/42