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# armada

noun (an armada, armadas)

«armada» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A large group of warships. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/armada/#m1)
2. The Spanish Armada: the great fleet that King Philip II of Spain sent to invade England in the time of Queen Elizabeth I; it was defeated and wrecked by storms. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/armada/#m2)
3. (informal) Any large group of boats or vehicles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/armada/#m3)

### In the lessons

In history lessons the Spanish Armada is a famous story about the Tudors, Francis Drake, fire ships and storms. In everyday writing, an armada of boats means a lot of them. Phrases: the Spanish Armada.

### Examples

- The Spanish Armada sailed to attack England. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/armada/#x1)
- Storms wrecked many ships of the Armada. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/armada/#x2)
- The English sent fire ships among the Armada's ships at night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/armada/#x3)
- An armada of little boats rescued the soldiers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/armada/#x4)
- Queen Elizabeth I gave a famous speech when the Armada came. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/armada/#x5)
- A colourful armada of yachts sailed into the harbour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/armada/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Spanish word for armed fleet. Written with a capital A in the Spanish Armada. Similar: fleet, navy.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «armada» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/armada/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«armada» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/armada.html) on Mova free.