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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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| Our warriors then rushed up to the roofs of the buildings which we occupied and followed the retreating armada with a continuous fusillade of deadly fire. This was as great a deliverance for New England as that which Old England had experienced in the days of Queen Elizabeth, when the Spanish Armada was wrecked upon her coast. Even as he emerged from the mouth of the passage to look across the foothills in the direction of Aaanthor, a Ptarth battle fleet was winging its majestic way slowly toward the twin cities of Helium, while from far distant Kaol raced another mighty armada to join forces with its ally. |
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