armored
adjective
ar·mored
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Definition of armored
1a
: 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
Turkey had dispatched columns of tanks and armored cars across its southern border with Idlib on Monday to bolster the rebels’ flagging cadres. — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, "It’s looking like the end game for the revolution in Syria as rebels lose another town," 20 Aug. 2019 Two men with rifles and a handgun robbed an armored car outside a bank in Oakland on Thursday morning, police said. — Alexa DÃaz, latimes.com, "Men with rifles rob an armored car in Oakland," 27 June 2019 Then Balladares walked across the street toward the armored car where six officers were positioned. — Bree Burkitt, AZCentral.com, "A frantic call, a final standoff: 'Please don't hurt him. He just needs help'," 19 June 2019 Jackie and Decoury become unlikely partners, tasked with taking down a family of thieves that targets armored cars. — Mark Dawidziak, cleveland.com, "‘City On a Hill’ gets off to slow start but shows great potential," 16 June 2019 As Pakistan's new lawmakers took their oath of office, Sharif was taken by armored car from his jail cell at Adiala prison to the accountability court in the capital, Islamabad, to face more corruption charges. — Munir Ahmed, Fox News, "Pakistan's newly elected parliament meets for the 1st time," 13 Aug. 2018 At one point, an armored police vehicle known as a BearCat arrived to move some of the cars outside the targeted home. — Doug Stanglin, USA TODAY, "'Nothing short of a miracle': Dramatic standoff with Philadelphia gunman ends with no loss of life," 15 Aug. 2019 Tahnee Lightfoot, a spokeswoman for the Glendale Police Department, said officers from the SWAT team, along with an armored vehicle, responded to the home, and several streets in the area were closed. — Andy Nguyen, Glendale News-Press, "Man arrested after allegedly wielding possible firearm outside home," 13 Aug. 2019 Kyrgyzstan’s special forces raided Atambayev’s house late Wednesday night, breaking through the gates of his residence with an armored vehicle. — Fox News, "Kyrgyzstan ex-president detained after government raid on home; one police officer killed," 9 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'armored.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for armored
armored
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of armored
: covered in flat pieces of metal : protected by armor
: having soldiers and vehicles that are protected with armor
: using soldiers and vehicles that are protected with armor
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armored
adjective
ar·mored
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Kids Definition of armored
: protected by or equipped with armor
armored cars
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