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armored

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[ahr-merd] / ˈɑr mərd /

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.


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Etymology

Origin of armored

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


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We’re likely to do some of each, but on the mitigation end of things, sea walls, rock revetments and armored cliffs are temporary fixes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

“The Beast is going faster than it has ever gone before,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, referring to the heavily armored presidential limousine.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

Unifor declared an impasse after Stellantis confirmed it is in advanced talks with Canadian armored carmaker Roshel about the sale of its auto-assembly plant in Brampton, Ontario.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Trump, 80, is expected to take a ceremonial lap of honor in his armored limousine dubbed "The Beast" and then wave the green flag to start the race.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

In Berlin thousands of celebrants gathered to watch and to cheer as Hitler reviewed a procession of more than fifteen hundred tanks, armored vehicles, and artillery pieces rumbling through the city’s massive park, the Tiergarten.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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