armada

armada
[ɑːˈmɑːdə]
noun
  1. a fleet of warships
    舰队
    ■(the (Spanish) Armada)a Spanish naval invasion force sent against England in 1588 by Philip II of Spain. It was defeated by the English fleet and almost completely destroyed by storms off the Hebrides
    无敌舰队(1588年由西班牙国王菲利普二世派出与英国作战的一支海上舰队,被英国舰队打败,后在赫布里底群岛外海的暴风雨中几乎全军覆没)
语源
  1. mid 16th cent.: from Spanish, from armata, feminine past participle of Latin armare 'to arm'
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