armored

[ahr-merd]

adjective

1. protected by armor or armor plate.

2. provided with or using armored equipment, as tanks or armored cars.

   an armored unit;

   an armored patrol.

Other Word Forms

• unarmored adjective
• well-armored adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of armored¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; armor + -ed ³

Example Sentences

They fell silent as an Israeli armored vehicle rumbled past, its antenna swinging above the berm blocking the street.

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The armored cows are simply grazing on the grassy fields, occasionally looking up at us.

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Countries like Britain and Germany have also showered Ukraine with domestically produced missiles and armored vehicles.

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The politics are there in the armored vehicles rolling down city streets and the masked militias out to nab Ben for the bounty money.

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Key topics for the company’s earnings call later on Thursday include management’s capacity expansion plans and any details on Germany’s expected armored vehicle orders, they say.

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