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armada.

A fleet of warships, especially with reference to the Spanish Armada.

6 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɑːˈmɑːdə/Received-Pronunciation/ɑɹˈmɑdə/US/ɑː(ɹ)ˈmeɪdə/obsolete
  1. A fleet of warships, especially with reference to the Spanish Armada.

  2. Any large army or fleet of military vessels.

  3. A large flock of anything.

    An armada of insects attacked us every day at sunset.
  4. A group of newts.

    collective
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Spanish armada (“fleet, navy”), from Medieval Latin armāta, from the feminine past participle of Latin armō, from arma. Doublet of army.

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