armada
/ɑːˈmɑːdə/noun
1- a fleet of warships舰队。
1.1
the (Spanish) Armada
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)。
词源
mid 16th cent.: from Spanish, from armata, feminine past participle of Latin armare 'to arm'.