armoured

US armored

/ (ˈɑːməd) /

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adjective

having a protective covering, such as armour or bone

comprising units making use of armoured vehiclesan armoured brigade

(of glass) toughened

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Words nearby armoured

armor plate, armory, Armory Show, armour, armour-bearer, armoured, armoured car, armourer, armour plate, armoury, armpad

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Example sentences from the Web for armoured

The armoured plates on the undamaged places on bombers, cut down losses by something like 30 per cent.
Peter Worthington on Thinking Outside the Box|David Frum|May 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
French troops in armoured personnel carriers rolled through the streets of Kidal in northern Mali on Wednesday.
No Quick Fix For Mali: French Troops Can’t End Crisis|William Lloyd George|January 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Beyond an armoured shelter built against the brick wall of a house, the road turns to the left.
Ypres and the Battles of Ypres|Unknown
Go through the Rue d'Estaires, in which there is a large and very high armoured shelter that served as an observation-post.
Ypres and the Battles of Ypres|Unknown

"Oh, yes, I am sure you would run away if the armoured knight with his wild eyes should come nearer," said Mea.
Maezli|Johanna Spyri
The line was also protected by a large number of armoured trains.
My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War|Ben Viljoen.
Here, in this armoured chiton, would be an object that a poet might readily call "a chiton of bronze."
Homer and His Age|Andrew Lang

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