as in fleet
a group of vehicles traveling together or under one management an armada of ships sailing up the coast

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Recent Examples of armada Despite these pronouncements, Israel’s aerial armada appeared to strike Iran with near impunity. Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025 Doing so required the greatest armada ever assembled — nearly 7,000 ships and boats, supported by more than 11,000 planes — carrying almost 133,000 troops across the English Channel to establish toeholds on five beaches stretching across 50 miles of the Normandy coast on June 6, 1944. Medianews Group, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2025 In a last stand, the Resistance and their allies fight to stop the launch of Palpatine's armada on Exegol. Nick Romano, EW.com, 25 May 2025 There, Sith cultists had been working to keep Palpatine's vision for a New Empire alive by building an unstoppable armada. Nick Romano, EW.com, 25 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for armada
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Noun
  • Nearly 5 million EVs are already on American roads, a figure that represents 2% of the total passenger vehicle fleet.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Founded by Andrew Petersen in 1914 when West Hartford was largely farmland, the business at one time maintained a fleet of more than 40 milk delivery trucks and manufactured its own ice cream on the second floor of the restaurant building.
    Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • When a military convoy rumbles past, no one seems to notice.
    Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
  • More than 1,000 people have been killed by Israeli fire since May while seeking aid in the territory, most near the GHF sites but also near United Nations aid convoys, the U.N. human rights office said last month.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2025

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“Armada.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armada. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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