στόλος — meaning in English

English meaning

• armada noun A large fleet of warships, especially one sent out on a major campaign.
• fleet noun A group of ships, vehicles, or aircraft operated together, especially under one owner or command.
• navy noun A country's armed maritime military force.

Senses

στόλος is used for these senses in English:

• armada A fleet of warships, especially with reference to the Spanish Armada.
• armada Any large army or fleet of military vessels.
• fleet A group of vessels or vehicles.
• navy (countable) A country's entire maritime military force, including ships and personnel.

armada — full definition

1. noun A large fleet of warships, especially one sent out on a major campaign.
2. noun Loosely, any large group of vehicles or things moving or gathered together.

fleet — full definition

1. noun A group of ships, vehicles, or aircraft operated together, especially under one owner or command.
2. adj Moving quickly and lightly; swift.
3. verb To pass by quickly or vanish; to move on rapidly (somewhat old-fashioned usage).

Related Greek words