n.
Pronunciation: är- ' mä-d ə , - ' m ā - also - ' ma-
Function: noun
Etymology: Spanish, from Medieval Latin armata army, fleet, from Latin, feminine of armatus, past participle of armare to arm, from arma
Date: 1533
1 : a fleet of warships
2 : a large force or group usually of moving things <an armada of fishing boats>