Armada

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Armada \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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  armada
       n : a large fleet

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  24 Moby Thesaurus words for "armada":
     Naval Construction Battalion, RN, Royal Navy, Seabees, USN,
     United States Navy, argosy, coast guard, division, escadrille,
     fleet, flotilla, marine, merchant fleet, merchant marine,
     merchant navy, mosquito fleet, naval forces, naval militia,
     naval reserve, navy, squadron, task force, task group
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Armada, MI (village, FIPS 3520)
    Location: 42.84100 N, 82.88346 W
    Population (1990): 1548 (514 housing units)
    Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 48005

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Armada, MI -- U.S. village in Michigan
     Population (2000):    1573
     Housing Units (2000): 558
     Land area (2000):     0.707976 sq. miles (1.833650 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.707976 sq. miles (1.833650 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            03520
     Located within:       Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
     Location:             42.843535 N, 82.881846 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     48005
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Armada, MI
      Armada