armored
Americanadjective
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protected by armor or armor plate.
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provided with or using armored equipment, as tanks or armored cars.
an armored unit;
an armored patrol.
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Origin of armored
Example Sentences
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Another example was Vancleavea, an armored aquatic reptile often compared to a miniature tank.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
The cancellation of the armored brigade’s deployment to Poland isn’t expected to take U.S. forces below that level, but future Pentagon decisions might.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
The Pentagon abruptly canceled the deployment of an armored brigade to Europe.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Faced with thousands of Ukrainian drones that spot and target almost any moving thing along the front lines, Russia has largely abandoned trying to advance using armored vehicles.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Padding silently over the cold ground from the north, separately, singly, came a number of armored bears—a large number, and among them was their king.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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