Armada chest

noun

A kind of handcrafted ornamental iron strongbox used in 16th- and 17th-century Europe, and mostly made in the Nuremberg region.

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Meanings

nounArmada chest (plural Armada chests)

plural Armada chests

  1. A kind of handcrafted ornamental iron strongbox used in 16th- and 17th-century Europe, and mostly made in the Nuremberg region.

Origin

They have been erroneously associated with the Spanish Armada.

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APA

Armada chest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Armada%20chest

MLA

“Armada chest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Armada%20chest. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Armada chest,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Armada%20chest.

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