1
a
: equipped or protected with armor
b
: equipped with armored fighting vehicles
an armored division
2
: marked by the use of armor
armored combat
Examples of armored in a Sentence
a ship with an armored hull
Additional armored divisions were deployed to the eastern front.
Recent Examples on the Web
Geolocated videos indicate that the Russians lost about a dozen tanks as well as other armored vehicles.
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Tim Lister, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
Without protective gear or armored cars, the most dangerous part of the job distributing aid, the workers say, is traveling on roads and through neighborhoods that can be hit with missiles or shelling at any moment.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2024
The workers had been traveling in two armored cars bearing the World Central Kitchen logo, according to a statement.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
This course also includes off-road training with the armored X5 SUV, which is a literal ton heavier than the standard model.
—Daniel Golson / Jalopnik, Quartz, 1 Apr. 2024
In a voice note circulating on the WhatsApp messaging platform, an unidentified policeman said five of them were in an armored vehicle when everyone except for him was shot.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
The head is heavily armored, but the rear of the abdomen is a weak point for obvious reasons, there has to be an orifice there.
—Quanta Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
On Monday, as armed gangs made a third attempt to overtake the presidential palace, injuring four Haiti National Police officers nearby and then burning their armored vehicles, Philippe, the rebel leader, dropped a six-minute video on social media.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
Then, troops and armored vehicles will enter the city to capture and kill Hamas fighters as special forces units search for hostages.
—Missy Ryan, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
Tim Lister, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
Without protective gear or armored cars, the most dangerous part of the job distributing aid, the workers say, is traveling on roads and through neighborhoods that can be hit with missiles or shelling at any moment.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2024
The workers had been traveling in two armored cars bearing the World Central Kitchen logo, according to a statement.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
This course also includes off-road training with the armored X5 SUV, which is a literal ton heavier than the standard model.
—Daniel Golson / Jalopnik, Quartz, 1 Apr. 2024
In a voice note circulating on the WhatsApp messaging platform, an unidentified policeman said five of them were in an armored vehicle when everyone except for him was shot.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
The head is heavily armored, but the rear of the abdomen is a weak point for obvious reasons, there has to be an orifice there.
—Quanta Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
On Monday, as armed gangs made a third attempt to overtake the presidential palace, injuring four Haiti National Police officers nearby and then burning their armored vehicles, Philippe, the rebel leader, dropped a six-minute video on social media.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
Then, troops and armored vehicles will enter the city to capture and kill Hamas fighters as special forces units search for hostages.
—Missy Ryan, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Armored.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armored. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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armored
adjective
ar·mored
ˈär-mərd 
1
: protected by armor
an armored car
armored reptiles
2
: supplied with armored equipment
an armored force
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