Battle of the Spanish Armada

Battle of the Spanish Armada
noun
in the English Channel a small fleet of British ships successfully defeated the large armada sent from Spain by Philip II to invade England
Regions: ↑English Channel
Instance Hypernyms: ↑naval battle

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