armadanoun [ C ]
uk/ɑːˈmɑː.də/us/ɑːrˈmɑː.də/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.
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The Navy
- aircraft carrier
- broadside
- cruiser
- destroyer
- fleet
- frigate
- gunboat
- HMS
- landing craft
- naval
- RN
- sub
- submarine
- the Admiralty
- the WRNS
- transport ship
- troopship
- USS
- warship
- wren
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