armoured
Britishadjective
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having a protective covering, such as armour or bone
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comprising units making use of armoured vehicles
an armoured brigade
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(of glass) toughened
Example Sentences
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Videos online showed armoured vehicles deployed to reinforce the neighbourhood near the airport.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
Habibullah Badr drives us through the streets in an armoured car.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
AFP journalists saw about a dozen armoured military jeeps going into the Qalandia camp, which Israeli soldiers did not allow press or residents to enter, in the occupied West Bank.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
It was carrying a variety of military vehicles - including general purpose trucks, BTR-style armoured personnel carriers and light-infantry vehicles - according to experts who analysed satellite photos taken before it left Baltiysk port.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
He imagined some hapless monster terrorizing a random demigod in Kansas, only to find itself surrounded by several dozen carloads of heavily armoured Romans.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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