Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A fleet of warships.
- noun A large group of moving things.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A fleet of war-ships; a squadron.
- noun A single war-ship.
- noun Any armed force; an army.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A fleet of armed ships; a squadron. Specifically, the Spanish fleet which was sent to assail England, a. d. 1558.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
fleet ofwarships , especially with reference to theSpanish Armada . - noun Any large
army or fleet ofmilitary vessels .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a large fleet
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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"But Lord Vader," whinnied Admiral Ozzel, "the armada is already moving along a prescribed route ..."
Archive 2005-04-17 2005
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"But Lord Vader," whinnied Admiral Ozzel, "the armada is already moving along a prescribed route ..."
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The Martian armada is headed for Earth – and Invincible is the only thing that stands in their way!
Image Comics for December 2006 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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No doubt, it means that my armada is unparalleled in its planetary conquest experience.
365 tomorrows » 2006 » October : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2006
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Careful there Floating Boobie you fundie dolt … the gay armada is on it’s way and this time they’re immune to your Gods pillars of salt.
Think Progress » Puppet cleavage too hot for the religious right in Colorado Springs. 2010
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The rebel starship, the Theodore Roosevelt, under the command of Wilson Cole, is preparing to lead Cole's ragtag armada into the Republic, even though he is outnumbered thousands to one.
Books in the Mail (W/E 09/20/2009) RobB 2009
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The rebel starship, the Theodore Roosevelt, under the command of Wilson Cole, is preparing to lead Cole's ragtag armada into the Republic, even though he is outnumbered thousands to one.
Archive 2009-09-01 RobB 2009
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The rebel starship, the Theodore Roosevelt, under the command of Wilson Cole, is preparing to lead Cole's ragtag armada into the Republic, even though he is outnumbered thousands to one.
Books in the Mail (W/E 12/05/2009) RobB 2009
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The rebel starship, the Theodore Roosevelt, under the command of Wilson Cole, is preparing to lead Cole's ragtag armada into the Republic, even though he is outnumbered thousands to one.
Archive 2009-12-01 RobB 2009
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And then she was helped back over the side of the boat, to the cheers of the ragtag armada all around them.
Crystal Rain 2006
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