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Definition of: armada
(är·mä′də, -mā′-) noun
A fleet of war-vessels.
—the Armada The fleet sent against England by Spain in 1588. It was defeated by the English navy and almost entirely destroyed by storms: also called Invincible Armada, Spanish Armada. [<Sp. <L armata <armare arm. Doublet of ARMY.]
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