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armadas

armadas is the plural of armada.

Meaning of armada

Noun

armada (plural armadas)

  1. A fleet of warships, especially with reference to the Spanish Armada.
  2. Any large army or fleet of military vessels.
  3. A large flock of anything.
    • An armada of insects attacked us every day at sunset.
  4. (collective) A group of newts.
    • That honour belongs to a hairy-footed flower bee, a breeding pair of geese, some dragonfly nymphs, a flock of grey wagtails, a prickle of hedgehogs, an armada of newts, a flutter of spring butterflies and a “very cheeky” fox.2026 April 18, Donna Ferguson, “A prickle of hedgehogs and an armada of newts: wildlife settles in at London’s new Queen Elizabeth garden”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 28 Jul 2026

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Questions about armadas

What is armadas the plural of?
Armadas is the plural of armada.

Words near armadas in the dictionary

  1. Armacosts
  2. armada
  3. Armada chest
  4. Armada chests
  5. Armadale
  6. armadas
  7. armadilla
  8. armadillas
  9. armadillid
  10. armadillidiid
  11. armadillidiids

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