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

Drones provided persistent surveillance, and armored vehicles were on the scene.

From Salon

One beautiful evening, a dozen people were gawking at the LAV-25 armored vehicles.

From Salon

Then, an armored vehicle known as a BearCat, broadsided the big rig in an attempt to stop it.

From Los Angeles Times

Residents reported the Israeli military dispatched what they called “booby-trapped robots” — armored personnel carriers filled with explosives repurposed as unmanned drones — into city neighborhoods.

From Los Angeles Times

The discontent escalated into violence when a 21-year-old motorcycle taxi driver was fatally struck by an armored police vehicle speeding through the crowd.

From Los Angeles Times

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