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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“Heavy vehicle, medium distance, 11 o’clock,” he would pass on to Naum and the team at their command post, indicating an armored vehicle around 500 yards away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
A metallic compound, molybdenum trioxide can be used to make tough, heat-resistant alloys used in armored vehicles or missile engines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
The broader crocodile lineage, known as pseudosuchians, once included heavily armored plant eaters, predators that hunted entirely on land, and enormous animals weighing more than a metric ton.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
The French government mobilized 70,000 officers nationwide, backed by armored vehicles, water cannons, helicopters and drones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
It was like sliding under a seven-ton armored vehicle.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
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