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armada Definition

ar·mada (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

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

armada Synonyms

armada

n.

fleet, flotilla, task force, invasion force; see fleet.

armada Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • ship: There was an armada of ships, mostly supply ships.
  • boat: I followed her progress among the armada of boats of all sizes who accompanied her out of the harbor.
  • vessel: It could make navies independent of either overseas bases or their armadas of support vessels.

Converse of object

  • send: The following year, Philip sent another smaller armada of about a hundred ships.
  • do: Queen Elizabeth Spartacus Notes why did the spanish armada fail?
  • defeat: Winning is difficult but the first time you defeat the German armada you will feel that you have done something worthwhile.
  • join: In the 1849 Californian Gold Rush she joined the armada of ships rushing to San Francisco.
  • assemble: Within a few weeks the Germans had assembled a large armada of vessels, including 2,000 barges in German, Belgian and French harbors.

Adjective modifier

  • Spanish: Dee shared in this optimism, for he had also had a hand in the defeat of the Spanish armada.
  • huge: This huge armada was divided into two naval task forces and five assault forces, on for each of the main landing beaches.
  • great: This was the greatest armada to sail into battle in the history of the world.
  • vast: In recent years vast armadas of factory fishing fleets have collapsed global fish stocks.
  • large: D-Day: On June 6 1944, the largest armada in history launched an assault on the Normandy beaches.
  • massive: FIGHT individual dog fights or command full-scale fleets against massive enemy armadas.

Modifies a noun

  • way: Armada Way, Plymouth city center Plymouth city center The original heart of Plymouth around Sutton harbor survived the bombing.

Noun used with modifier

  • groove: Groove Armada are dance music legends and Lilly Allen is a mad little party girl!
  • enemy: FIGHT individual dog fights or command full-scale fleets against massive enemy armadas.
  • space: Harvest resources from asteroids to build a giant space armada.
Armada Quotes

It is as if Homer not only chronicled the siege of Troy, but conducted the siege as well. As if Shakespeare set his play writing aside to lead the English against the Armada.

—Cuomo, Mario Matthew

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