armada

(är mädə, -mā-)

noun

  1. a fleet of warships
  2. a fleet of military aircraft
  3. a fleet of warships sent against England by Spain in 1588 but destroyed

Origin: Sp, an armed force < L armata, fem. of armatus, pp. of armare: see arm,

See armada in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A fleet of warships.
  2. A large group of moving things: an armada of ants crossing the lawn.

Origin:

Origin: Spanish

Origin: , from Medieval Latin armāta; see Army 

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