ARMADA

armada. Armada, n. a large and strong fleet of ships of war

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Ar‐ma″da (är‐mā″dȧ or är‐mä″dȧ), n. [[Sp. armada, L. as if armata (sc. classic fleet), fr. armatus, p. p. of armare. See Arm, v. t. Army.]] A fleet of armed ships; a squadron. Specifically, the Spanish fleet which was sent to assail England, a. d. 1558.