armada

CEFRB2

/ɑːˈmɑːdə/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A large group of warships.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A large flock of anything.

Examples

  • We watched an armada of storm clouds advancing across the horizon.

  • Elizabeth I defeated the Spanish armada.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1

Also pronounced

  • /ɑː(ɹ)ˈmeɪdə/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Any large army or fleet of military vessels.

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

More examples

In context

  • They have a private armada.

  • An armada of insects attacked us every day at sunset.

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The Spanish blank of 130 ships was defeated by the English navy.

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Origin

noun

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