as in fleets
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 armadas
Trump has referred to aircraft carriers and their accompanying destroyers as armadas and flotillas.
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Arkansas Online, 11 Feb. 2026
Leaders in Congress agreed and sent out armadas of patriot privateers to do just that, plundering British shipping around the Atlantic rim and forcing Royal Navy warships to redeploy to convoy duty.
—Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
Arkansas Online, 11 Feb. 2026
Leaders in Congress agreed and sent out armadas of patriot privateers to do just that, plundering British shipping around the Atlantic rim and forcing Royal Navy warships to redeploy to convoy duty.
—Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for armadas
fleets
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Even rare glitches can escalate quickly when fleets operate at scale.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Apr. 2026
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Starting in 2028, Uber and Rivian will begin launching their autonomous fleets in Miami and San Francisco.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Armadas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armadas. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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