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armada

[ahr-mah-duh, -mey-] / ɑrˈmɑ də, -ˈmeɪ- /
NOUN
group of ships or aircraft
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Old and rusting tankers like these form what maritime experts call the “shadow fleet,” a roving armada of hundreds of vessels that ferry oil for sanctioned regimes, including Iran and Russia.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

He could either exploit the armada as leverage to wrangle a diplomatic deal or pull the trigger.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

"They don't want us to hit them, we have a big fleet going there," he added, referring to the aircraft carrier group he has repeatedly called an "armada".

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

It took time, but an American armada has arrived in the region.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

Behind the canoe armada was a floating orchestra of horns, pipes, and rebecs like three-stringed lutes.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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