Armada
Named naval force
The Armada, short for the Spanish Armada, was the massive naval fleet sent by Spain to invade England in 1588.
Its defeat by English forces and storms became a turning point in European history and a symbol of failed military ambition.
The name appears in historical contexts and as a metaphor for doomed large-scale ventures. (Lowercase armada is any large fleet.)
Spanish
Language of Iberia
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England · Spain · Tudor · Habsburg · defeat · galleons · invasion · Catholic · naval warfare · Cadiz
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Armadaground forces
Military troops on land
infantry · army · cavalry · land power · foot soldiers
Armadadinghy
Small auxiliary watercraft
rowboat · skiff · canoe · kayak · small boat
Armadamerchant fleet
Commercial vessel collective
fishing fleet · commercial shipping · pleasure craft · cruise liners
- Spanish ArmadaDefeated invasion fleet