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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ARMA'DA, n.
A fleet of armed ships; a squadron. The term is usually applied to the Spanish fleet, called the Invincible Armada, consisting of 130 ships, intended to act against England in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, A.D. 1588.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a large fleet

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Spanish, from Medieval Latin armata army, fleet, from Latin, feminine of armatus, past participle of armare to arm, from arma Date: 1533 1. a fleet of warships 2. a large force or group usually of moving things <an armada of fishing boats>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a fleet of warships, esp. that sent by Spain against England in 1588. Etymology: Sp. f. Rmc armata army

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Armada Ar*ma"da ([aum]r*m[=a]"d[.a] or [aum]r*m[aum]"d[.a]), 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(armadas) An armada is a large group of warships. N-COUNT: oft N of n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Fleet (especially that of Spain against England in 1588), squadron, flotilla.

Moby Thesaurus

Naval Construction Battalion, RN, Royal Navy, Seabees, USN, United States Navy, argosy, coast guard, division, escadrille, fleet, flotilla, marine, merchant fleet, merchant marine, merchant navy, mosquito fleet, naval forces, naval militia, naval reserve, navy, squadron, task force, task group