armada

noun

är-ˈmä-də How to pronounce armada (audio)
Definition of armadanext
as in fleet
a group of vehicles traveling together or under one management an armada of ships sailing up the coast

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Recent Examples of armada There’ll be an armada of food trucks there, too, along with a Kitten Lounge by Mini Cat Town and live K-Pop dance performances. — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 28 May 2026 But for America’s 250th birthday, New York Harbor is also recruiting a proud armada of very tall sailing ships for the latest edition of OpSail. — Paige Darrah, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 May 2026 Yellow split peas, horse gram, chickpeas, brown lentils and moth beans — Iyer assembles an armada of more than 15 different types of legumes for the Legume Curries chapter. — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 11 May 2026 Following the United States’ launch of Operation Epic Fury late last month, Iran deployed its own armada of light-weight, low-cost attack drones. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 29 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for armada
Recent Examples of Synonyms for armada
  1. fleet
  2. convoy
Noun
  • The department also improved its emergency response fleet by upgrading fire engines, ladder trucks and ambulances.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
  • When delivery of the additional aircraft is complete (set for the end of 2026), Taiwan will then operate a fleet of more than 200 or so.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of fleet
Noun
  • The State Department condemned the aid convoy strike without naming who was responsible.
    — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Then, just ahead of first light on September 22, 2025, an RCMP convoy was spotted on the highway that isn’t on the way to anywhere else.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of convoy

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