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 The last thing the State Department needs is another armada of consultants descending on Foggy Bottom with fancy slide decks full of new ideas about how the department should look. William J. Burns, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2020 The development of this corridor would also allow China to circumvent the Strait of Malacca in the face of the formidable armada that the United States and its allies are building. Maria Fantappie, Foreign Affairs, 22 Mar. 2023 There’s also space aboard for a small armada of water toys and tenders, plus accommodations below decks for up to 45 crew and support staff. Howard Walker, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2024 Spectacles included a massive armada of drones forming a unified globe above the stadium to John Lennon’s Imagine. John Devore, Outside Online, 25 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for armada 

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“Armada.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armada. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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