What does armada mean?
Definitions for armada
ɑrˈmɑ də, -ˈmeɪ-ar·ma·da
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Princeton's WordNet
armadanoun
a large fleet
Wiktionary
armadanoun
A fleet of warships, especially with reference to the Spanish Armada.
armadanoun
Any large army or fleet of military vessels.
Armadanoun
The Spanish Armada which sailed against England in 1588
Etymology: From armada fleet or navy, from armata
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
ARMADAnoun
An armament for sea; a fleet of war. It is often erroneously spelt armado.
Etymology: Span. a fleet of war.
In all the mid-earth seas was left no road
Wherein the pagan his bold head untwines,
Spred was the huge armado wide and broad,
From Venice, Genes, and towns which them confines. Edward Fairfax, b. i. stanza 79.So by a roaring tempest on the flood,
A whole armado of collected sail
Is scatter’d and disjoin’d from fellowship. William Shakespeare, King John.At length resolv’d t’ assert the wat’ry ball,
He in himself did whole armados bring:
Him aged seamen might their master call,
And choose for general, were he not their king. Dryden.
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armada
An armada is a large fleet of warships or a large group of moving things, typically used to describe a strategic military naval force but it can be used metaphorically in other contexts. The term is often associated with the Spanish Armada, the powerful fleet of ships from Spain that attempted to invade England in 1588.
Webster Dictionary
Armadaverb
a fleet of armed ships; a squadron. Specifically, the Spanish fleet which was sent to assail England, a. d. 1558
Etymology: [Sp. armada, L. as if armata (sc. classic fleet), fr. armatus, p. p. of armare. See Arm, v. t. Army.]
Wikidata
Armada
Armada is a village in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,730 at the 2010 census. The 2008 Census Bureau Estimate places the population at 1,657. The village is located within Armada Township. A country fair is held in the village each August.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Armada
ärm-ā′da, n. a fleet of armed ships, esp. the self-styled Invincible Armada sent by Philip II. against England in 1588. [Sp.—L. armata, armare, to arm.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
armada
A Spanish term signifying a royal fleet; it comes from the same root as army. The word armado is used by Shakspeare.
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ARMADA
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Armada is ranked #47706 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Armada surname appeared 444 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Armada.
46.1% or 205 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
38.2% or 170 total occurrences were Asian.
13% or 58 total occurrences were White.
2.2% or 10 total occurrences were of two or more races.
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damara
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of armada in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of armada in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of armada in a Sentence
We are launching an armada of approaches, which will include the incorporation of drones to check movements of vessels within our territorial waters.
We are sending an armada. Very powerful. We have submarines, very powerful, far more powerful than the aircraft carrier, that I can tell you.
We are sending an armada. Very powerful, we have submarines. Very powerful. Far more powerful than the aircraft carrier. That, I can tell you.
The armada has died down a bit, which is very normal when the price signal drops back down.
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