Definitions for: Armada

[n] a large fleet

Webster (1913) Definition: Ar*ma"da ([aum]r*m[=a]"d[.a] or [aum]r*m[aum]"d[.a]),
n. [Sp. armada, L. as if armata (sc. classic fleet), fr.
armatus, p. p. of armare. See Arm, v. t. Army.]
A fleet of armed ships; a squadron. Specifically, the Spanish
fleet which was sent to assail England, a. d. 1558.

See Also: fleet, Invincible Armada, Spanish Armada, The Armada