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.
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Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2025
But under Trump’s second term, the U.S. military has continued to surge troops, armored vehicles, surveillance planes, warships and helicopters to assist in the southern border mission, even as the number of people attempting to enter the country has dropped dramatically.
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Combs’ lawyer Teny Geragos suggested the search — which involved 80 to 90 agents, an armored vehicle smashing the security gate, handcuffed employees and boat patrols — was overkill.
—Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
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Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2025
But under Trump’s second term, the U.S. military has continued to surge troops, armored vehicles, surveillance planes, warships and helicopters to assist in the southern border mission, even as the number of people attempting to enter the country has dropped dramatically.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 23 May 2025
The parade will see dozens of huge military vehicles roll through the streets of the nation's capital – 28 tanks, and 28 Bradley fighting vehicles and Strykers, two types of armored ground combat vehicles, according to the latest numbers that officials shared with reporters at a May 21 briefing.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 22 May 2025
Combs’ lawyer Teny Geragos suggested the search — which involved 80 to 90 agents, an armored vehicle smashing the security gate, handcuffed employees and boat patrols — was overkill.
—Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
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“Armored.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armored. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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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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