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单词 armada
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Definition of armada in English:

armada

noun ɑːˈmɑːdəɑrˈmɑdə
  • 1A fleet of warships.

    舰队

    an armada of destroyers, minesweepers, and gunboats
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It clearly showed the vast armada of the invasion fleet standing just off the coast of Normandy.
    • The next year, the colonies got proof their fears were well grounded; France sent a great armada of 71 ships under the Duc D' Anville against them.
    • Fleets of aircraft, armadas of ships, armies of soldiers came across the English Channel and struck the German defenses.
    • Compared to the size of the vessels in the enemy armada, these battleships were mere toys.
    • Bismarck, which was the pride of the German Navy, was sunk by the British armada in just about 90 minutes.
    • Once you have denied us access to a particular facility, we're going to put that on a target list and take it out at a time of our choosing, and not have to create large armadas every four months to impose our will.
    • The Caliph sent several small armadas to defeat Dahar but these were all soundly defeated.
    • A small convoy of Talons had disembarked from the host of the armada and was cutting through the waves at near breakneck speeds.
    • Instead of aerial armadas and huge tank fleets on the ground, the military response will also be low-key and downbeat but no less effective for having such a low profile.
    • The city of steel was the flagship of the Battle Group, surrounded by an armada of supporting ships including a half-dozen frigates and destroyers.
    • Among its chief defenses will be an armada of navy ships.
    • Therefore, the whole armada would be spear headed by a flotilla of 287 mine sweepers that would clear the way for the ships behind them.
    • In May 1588, the armada left Lisbon and traveled up the coast toward England.
    • For more than a hour, the procession made its way through the armada, before returning to Spithead.
    • The first great fleet in Spanish history was the famous armada of 1588, sent unsuccessfully to defeat England.
    • Between 1621 and 1623, three new armadas were established in Flanders, Galicia and Gibraltar to support those in Cadiz and Lisbon.
    • With the additional threat of armadas and independent looters, keeping the American riches flowing into Spain became a very complex problem.
    • Successive Spanish armadas against the Protestant English and Dutch, including major efforts in 1588 and 1639, failed because the attackers were unable to win command of the sea.
    • It was a very active, prolific time for English history - Raleigh going off, armadas attacking, people turning up with potatoes and tobacco, great plays being written, plagues - all kinds of crazy stuff happening.
    • The U.S. armada at Culebra was swelled by a flotilla of support vessels, including colliers and torpedo boats.
    Synonyms
    fleet, flotilla, squadron, navy, naval force, (naval) task force
    1. 1.1 A Spanish naval invasion force sent against England in 1588 by Philip II of Spain. It was defeated by the English fleet and almost completely destroyed by storms off the Hebrides.
      无敌舰队(1588年由西班牙国王菲利普二世派出与英国作战的一支海上舰队,被英国舰队打败,后在赫布里底群岛外海的暴风雨中几乎全军覆没)

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Spanish, from armata, feminine past participle of Latin armare 'to arm'.

Rhymes

ardour (US ardor), Bader, cadre, carder, cicada, Dalriada, enchilada, Garda, gelada, Granada, Haggadah, Hamada, intifada, lambada, larder, Masada, Nevada, panada, piña colada, pousada, promenader, retarder, Scheherazade, Theravada, Torquemada, tostada

Definition of armada in US English:

armada

nounɑrˈmɑdəärˈmädə
  • 1A fleet of warships.

    舰队

    an armada of destroyers, minesweepers, and gunboats
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The city of steel was the flagship of the Battle Group, surrounded by an armada of supporting ships including a half-dozen frigates and destroyers.
    • The Caliph sent several small armadas to defeat Dahar but these were all soundly defeated.
    • Successive Spanish armadas against the Protestant English and Dutch, including major efforts in 1588 and 1639, failed because the attackers were unable to win command of the sea.
    • Fleets of aircraft, armadas of ships, armies of soldiers came across the English Channel and struck the German defenses.
    • Bismarck, which was the pride of the German Navy, was sunk by the British armada in just about 90 minutes.
    • For more than a hour, the procession made its way through the armada, before returning to Spithead.
    • It was a very active, prolific time for English history - Raleigh going off, armadas attacking, people turning up with potatoes and tobacco, great plays being written, plagues - all kinds of crazy stuff happening.
    • With the additional threat of armadas and independent looters, keeping the American riches flowing into Spain became a very complex problem.
    • The U.S. armada at Culebra was swelled by a flotilla of support vessels, including colliers and torpedo boats.
    • In May 1588, the armada left Lisbon and traveled up the coast toward England.
    • Once you have denied us access to a particular facility, we're going to put that on a target list and take it out at a time of our choosing, and not have to create large armadas every four months to impose our will.
    • It clearly showed the vast armada of the invasion fleet standing just off the coast of Normandy.
    • Between 1621 and 1623, three new armadas were established in Flanders, Galicia and Gibraltar to support those in Cadiz and Lisbon.
    • Instead of aerial armadas and huge tank fleets on the ground, the military response will also be low-key and downbeat but no less effective for having such a low profile.
    • Compared to the size of the vessels in the enemy armada, these battleships were mere toys.
    • The first great fleet in Spanish history was the famous armada of 1588, sent unsuccessfully to defeat England.
    • The next year, the colonies got proof their fears were well grounded; France sent a great armada of 71 ships under the Duc D' Anville against them.
    • A small convoy of Talons had disembarked from the host of the armada and was cutting through the waves at near breakneck speeds.
    • Among its chief defenses will be an armada of navy ships.
    • Therefore, the whole armada would be spear headed by a flotilla of 287 mine sweepers that would clear the way for the ships behind them.
    Synonyms
    fleet, flotilla, squadron, navy, naval force, task force, naval task force
    1. 1.1the Spanish Armada A Spanish naval invasion force sent against England by Philip II of Spain in 1588. It was defeated by the English fleet and almost completely destroyed by storms off the Hebrides.
      无敌舰队(1588年由西班牙国王菲利普二世派出与英国作战的一支海上舰队,被英国舰队打败,后在赫布里底群岛外海的暴风雨中几乎全军覆没)

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Spanish, from armata, feminine past participle of Latin armare ‘to arm’.

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