armada
A fleet of warships, especially with reference to the Spanish ArmadaA fleet of warships, especially with reference to the Spanish Armada.
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» We watched an armada of storm clouds advancing across the horizon.
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4 sensesA fleet of warships, especially with reference to the Spanish Armada.
Armada
арма́даarmáda
a large fleet
Any large army or fleet of military vessels.
арма́даarmáda
A large flock of anything.
An armada of insects attacked us every day at sunset.
арма́даarmáda
(collective)A group of newts.
Examples
5 sentencesWe watched an armada of storm clouds advancing across the horizon.
The invading force arrived with an armada of warships that darkened the sea.
The company launched an armada of delivery drones to test their new logistics system.
They have a private armada.
Elizabeth I defeated the Spanish armada.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Spanish armada (“fleet, navy”), from Medieval Latin armāta, from the femininBorrowed from Spanish armada (“fleet, navy”), from Medieval Latin armāta, from the feminine past participle of Latin armō, from arma. Doublet of army.
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