- A fleet of warships.
- A large group of moving things: an armada of ants crossing the lawn.
[Spanish, from Medieval Latin armāta. See army.]
armada
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(ahr-MAH-duh)
noun
1. A fleet of warships.
2. A large force or group, especially of things in motion.
Etymology
From Spanish armada, from Latin armata (army)
An anagram of today's word is another term from Spanish: ramada: an open shelter roofed with branches.
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IN BRIEF: A fleet of war ships.
The full armada docked at the port.
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Armada is the Spanish and Portuguese for naval fleet, or an adjective meaning 'armed'; Armáda is the Czech and Slovak for army. It may refer to:
Military
Military campaigns
- Spanish Armada or Great Armada, an unsuccessful attempted invasion of England by Spain in 1588
- English Armada or Counter Armada, an unsuccessful English naval campaign in 1589 aimed at capturing Lisbon and other coastal towns from Spain
- Armada of 1779 or Other Armada, an unsuccessful attempted invasion of England by France and Spain in 1779
Ships
- HMS Armada, two ships in the British Royal Navy
- USS Armada, World War II minesweeper of the US Navy
Armed forces
- Armada Bolivariana de Venezuela, Bolivarian Armada of Venezuela
- Armáda České republiky, the Military of the Czech Republic
- Armada de Chile, Chilean Navy
- Armada Ecuatoriana, Ecuadorian Navy
- Armada Española, Spanish Navy
- Armada Nacional, Colombian National Armada
- Armada Portuguesa, Portuguese Navy
- Armada de la República Argentina, Argentine Navy
- Forças Armadas de Cabinda, Angolan armed group
- Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueña, former Puerto Rican terrorist group
- Fuerza Armada de El Salvador, Armed Forces of El Salvador
- Marina Armada, Mexican Navy
Products
- Nissan Armada, a model of car
- Transformers: Armada, an animated TV series and toy line, part of Hasbro's Transformers franchise
- The Armada (book) (1959), a Pulitzer Prize-winning history of the Spanish Armada by Garrett Mattingly
Computing
- Armada (video game), a video game which was popular on the Sega Dreamcast
- Armada Online, a MMORPG computer game
- Compaq Armada, a model of laptop computer
- Star Trek: Armada, a Star Trek game published by Activision
- Wing Commander: Armada, a video game by Origin Systems
Business
- Armada Centre, shopping centre in Plymouth, England
- Armada Rijeka, a football fan club from Rijeka, Croatia
- Armada (comics), a division of Acclaim Comics Inc., which published licensed own properties
- Armada (company), a company that produces alpine skis and outerwear
Music
- The Armada (band), a band formed by ex-The Tea Party lead singer Jeff Martin
- Armada (album), an album by black metal band Keep of Kalessin
- Groove Armada, a British big beat duo
- Armada Music, a music label created by Armin van Buuren
Other uses
- Armada (moth), a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family
- Armada (Bas-Lag), the name of a fictional floating city in China Miéville's novel The Scar
- Armada (Capoeira), a move in the Brazilian martial art capoeira
- Armada, Michigan, a small village in the US
- Armada de Molucca, 1519 exploration fleet led by Ferdinand Magellan
- La Armada, a nickname for the Spain Davis Cup team
- Long Beach Armada, a professional baseball team based in Long Beach, California
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - armada, stor flåde
Nederlands (Dutch)
armada, vloot
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ναυτ.) αρμάδα, στόλος
Português (Portuguese)
n. - armada (f) (Mil.), frota (f) de navios de guerra (Mil.), esquadra (f) de aviões (Mil.)
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
舰队
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 艦隊
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 艦隊, 大編成部隊, 無敵艦隊
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) الأرمادا, الأرمادا التي لا تقهر أسطول حربي اسباني لمحاربه الإنجليز, قهوه عظيمه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - צי, ארמדה
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