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Spanish Armada

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Spanish Armada
n
(Historical Terms) the great fleet sent by Philip II of Spain against England in 1588: defeated in the Channel by the English fleets and almost completely destroyed by storms off the Hebrides Also called the Armada
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Noun1.Spanish ArmadaSpanish Armada - the great fleet sent from Spain against England by Philip II in 1588
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