See Also: Qishon River(encyclopedia)
Fly River(encyclopedia)
Red River(dictionary)
Vah River(encyclopedia)
down-river(dictionary)
River(casino)
Forth, River(encyclopedia)
Min River(encyclopedia)
river(1)(dictionary)
river(2)(dictionary)

armada (iou) and Qishon River (sh)


armada (iou)



armada noun. Also armado, pl. -o(e)s. M16.
[Spanish from Proto-Romance armata ARMY: see -ADE.]
1. A fleet of warships. M16.
b. spec. (Armada.) = Spanish Armada s.v. Spanish adjective. L16.
2. A single warship. L16-M17.
3. transf. & fig. A large army or airborne force; a large fleet of vessels of any kind. E18.
Lytton Nor was the naval unworthy of the land armada. C. Ryan As the long sky trains swarmed out over the English Channel..a new kind of expectancy began to permeate the armada.
? Formerly pronounced .

Qishon River (sh)




or Kishon River

River, northern Israel.

It rises near Mount Gilboa and flows northwest for about 25 mi (40 km) through the Plain of Esdraelon to the Mediterranean Sea just north of Haifa. It was the scene of biblical events, including the Israelite victory of Deborah over the Canaanite General Sisera and of Elijah's slaying of the prophets of Baal. In modern times, the river's mouth has been developed as part of Haifa's port complex. It is the main base of Israel's fishing fleet.