ar·ma·da (är-mä d , -m -)n. 1. A fleet of warships. 2. A large group of moving things: an armada of ants crossing the lawn. [Spanish, from Medieval Latin arm ta; see army.] |
armada [ɑːˈmɑːdə]
n
(Military) a large number of ships or aircraft
[from Spanish, from Medieval Latin armāta fleet, armed forces, from Latin armāre to provide with arms]
Armada [ɑːˈmɑːdə]
n
(Historical Terms) (usually preceded by the) See Spanish Armada
Armada an armed force; a fleet of ships of war, specifically, the fleet sent against England by Philip of Spain in 1588.
Examples: an armada of ships, 1533; of aircraft.
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