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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ar•ma•da /ɑrˈmɑdə, -ˈmeɪ-/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -das. - World History a fleet of warships:[Often: Armada]The Spanish Armada was defeated by the English navy.
See -arm-. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: armada /ɑːˈmɑːdə/ n - a large number of ships or aircraft
Etymology: 16th Century: from Spanish, from Medieval Latin armāta fleet, armed forces, from Latin armāre to provide with arms Ar•ma•da (är mä′də, -mā′-),USA pronunciation n. - World HistoryAlso called Invincible Armada, Spanish Armada. the fleet sent against England by Philip II of Spain in 1588. It was defeated by the English navy and later dispersed and wrecked by storms.
- (l.c.) any fleet of warships.
- (l.c.) a large group or force of vehicles, airplanes, etc.:an armada of transport trucks.
- Latin armāta armed forces, neuter plural of armātus (past participle of armāre to equip with arms). See arm2, -ate1
- Spanish
- 1525–35
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Armada /ɑːˈmɑːdə/ n - the Armada ⇒
See Spanish Armada
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