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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Another example was Vancleavea, an armored aquatic reptile often compared to a miniature tank.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
Cuba sent an armored combat brigade equipped with Soviet T-62 tanks to reinforce Syria during the 1973 Yom Kippur war and its aftermath, with an estimated troop deployment between 800 and 3,000.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
CSG, which made its trading debut in Amsterdam in January, makes armored vehicles, defense electronics, ammunition and advanced defense systems.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
European Command had recommended that the more than 4,000 soldiers of the armored brigade wouldn’t be backfilled after its regular nine-month rotation, according to DOD officials, but hadn’t urged that the deployment be halted midstream.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
When Francie went home, Katie did a little routine scolding but Francie was armored against it in the light of what Sissy had told her about the cycle of wetting.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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