armada

UK: 'armada', 'Armada': /ɑːˈmɑːdə/

US: /ɑrˈmɑdə, -ˈmeɪ-/

US: (är mä′də, -mā′-)

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ar•ma•da /ɑrˈmɑdə, -ˈmeɪ-/   n. [countable] , pl. -das. 

1. World History a fleet of warships:
   [Often: Armada] The Spanish Armada was defeated by the English navy.

See -arm-.

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armada / ɑːˈmɑːdə/ noun

1. a large number of ships or aircraft

Etymology: 16th Century: from Spanish, from Medieval Latin armāta fleet, armed forces, from Latin armāre to provide with arms

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Ar•ma•da  (är mä′də, -mā′-), n. 

1. World History Also called Invincible Armada, Spanish Armada. the fleet sent against England by Philip II of Spain in 1588. It was defeated by the English navy and later dispersed and wrecked by storms.
2. (l.c.) any fleet of warships.
3. (l.c.) a large group or force of vehicles, airplanes, etc.:
   an armada of transport trucks.

• Latin armāta armed forces, neuter plural of armātus (past participle of armāre to equip with arms). See arm², -ate¹
• Spanish
• 1525–35

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Armada / ɑːˈmɑːdə/ noun

1. the Armada ⇒
   See Spanish Armada