Plural of armada; large fleets of warships or any large organized groups of vessels traveling together.
From Spanish 'armada' (armed, equipped), which comes from Latin 'armata' (armed force). The term became famous through the Spanish Armada sent against England in 1588.
The Spanish Armada is one of history's most famous military failures—bad weather did what English cannons couldn't, and the word 'armada' became forever linked to ambitious naval ambitions that met catastrophic ends.
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