Spanish Armada
the great fleet sent by Philip II of Spain against England in 1588: defeated in the Channel by the English fleets and almost completely destroyed by storms off the Hebrides: Also called: the Armada
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How to use Spanish Armada in a sentence
Centuries later the Elizabethans and Jacobeans thought of Sluys as a historical precursor to the Spanish Armada.
This patriotic sentiment would seem to show that the book was written or published about the time of the Spanish Armada.
Witch, Warlock, and Magician | William Henry Davenport AdamsBefore the time agreed on had arrived, the Spanish Armada had sailed from the Tagus.
How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves | W.H.G. KingstonBefore long news came that the Spanish Armada was approaching the coast.
Notable Voyagers | W.H.G. Kingston and Henry FrithHe sent upstream and brought down a whole Spanish Armada of clumsy scows, each heaped high with sticky clay.
The Modern Railroad | Edward Hungerford
It is doubtful if it is generally known that this relic of the Spanish Armada is in existence.
Due South or Cuba Past and Present | Maturin M. Ballou
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