armada
pronunciation
How to pronounce armada in British English:
UK [ɑ:ˈmɑ:də]
How to pronounce armada in American English:
US [ɑrˈmɑdə]
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- Noun:
- a large fleet
Word Origin
- armada (n.)
- "fleet of warships," 1530s (erroneously, as armado), from Spanish armada "an armed force," from Medieval Latin armata (see army). Especially of the "Invincible Armada" of Philip II of Spain (1588). Current form of the word is from 1590s.
Example
- 1. This new danish armada will alter the economics of container shipping .
- 2. The quickly expanding british navy was preparing for a massive strike upon the spanish armada .
- 3. Such an armada might not , however , be necessary to produce a more modest but still useful effect .
- 4. The allies assembled a gargantuan naval armada , from battleships and destroyers to landing craft and coasters .
- 5. The invasion effort was already being replenished with stores , ammunition , and men by a second armada of ships .