airmada

[ air-mah-duh, -mey- ]

noun

1. a large fleet or flight of airplanes assigned to a specific mission:

   shipping lanes guarded by a giant airmada overhead.

Word History and Origins

Origin of airmada¹

1950–55; blend of airplane and armada

Example Sentences

A third company, Airmada, of Boston, Massachusetts, has taken a slightly different approach from these other two firms.

From Economist