Preposition: of

• vessel: It could make navies independent of either overseas bases or their armadas of support vessels.

• boat: I followed her progress among the armada of boats of all sizes who accompanied her out of the harbor.

Adjective modifier

• vast: In recent years vast armadas of factory fishing fleets have collapsed global fish stocks.

• massive: FIGHT individual dog fights or command full-scale fleets against massive enemy armadas.

Converse of object

• 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.

Noun used with modifier

• enemy: FIGHT individual dog fights or command full-scale fleets against massive enemy armadas.

Adjective modifier

• 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.

• large: D-Day: On June 6 1944, the largest armada in history launched an assault on the Normandy beaches.

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!

• space: Harvest resources from asteroids to build a giant space armada.