armada
noun [C] /ɑːˈmɑː.də/
/ɑːr-/ Definition
› a large group of armed ships that fight wars at sea: The Spanish Armada was sent by the king of Spain to invade England in 1588.The Navy
(Definition of armada noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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