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armada definition

ar·mada (är mä′də, -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,

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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