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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Example Sentences
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The armored truck was on sale for “somewhere around $10,000,” Bill told me.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
As I peppered him with questions about the pink car and the Brinks armored truck, he remained cagey while slowly yielding information.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
In crocodilians, these protective structures are often called osteoderms and form the armored surface visible along the back.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
He took the auction house up on the offer, and the jacket was whisked away in an armored vehicle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Butler rolled the unconscious troll onto an armored trolley, dragging it to the devastated doorway.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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