Armada
- 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.
- (lowercase) any fleet of warships.
- (lowercase) a large group or force of vehicles, airplanes, etc.: an armada of transport trucks.
Origin of Armada
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Contemporary Examples of armada
Even so, the dozen U.S. warships on station were the biggest contingent in this armada.
An armada of sand crabs hefting a landlocked ship on their backs.
A spice boutique and cooking school now complete the "Maisons de Bricourt" armada.
Historical Examples of armada
Why were the English victorious in the great battle with the Armada?
Introductory American HistoryHenry Eldridge Bourne
How did the defeat of the Armada affect Spain's war in the Netherlands?
Introductory American HistoryHenry Eldridge Bourne
Both the suit and the armada were left in the bay of Biscay, and the queen an old maid.
Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to DateAnonymous
About noon on the twentieth of July, the Armada was first sighted from Plymouth.
Clare AveryEmily Sarah Holt
Even yet the Armada might have rallied and renewed the attack.
Clare AveryEmily Sarah Holt
armada
- a large number of ships or aircraft
Word Origin for armada
Armada
- the Armada See Spanish Armada
Word Origin and History for armada
"fleet of warships," 1530s (erroneously, as armado), from Spanish armada "an armed force," from Medieval Latin armata (see army). Especially of the "Invincible Armada" of Philip II of Spain (1588). Current form of the word is from 1590s.