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armored

/ˈɑːməd//ˈɑɹmɚd/

armored adjective: clad or equipped with arms or armor. Also the simple past and past participle of armor.

armored: clad or equipped with arms or armor
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Adjective

armored (comparative more armored, superlative most armored)

  1. Clad or equipped with arms or armor.
  2. Covered with armor, as a ship or the face of a fortification; armor-plated.
    • They came with horses and armored vehicles, carrying rifles and in tactical gear in the middle of what is the heart of immigrant Los Angeles. But there were few of their supposed targets to be found Monday — immigrants without documentation.2025 July 7, Melissa Gomez, Rachel Uranga and Brittny Mejia, “Heavily armed immigration agents descend on L.A.’s MacArthur Park”, in Los Angeles Times, archived from the original on 08 Jul 2025

Also used as

armored is also the simple past and past participle of armor.

armored meaning in Arabic

armored in Arabic

clad or equipped with arms or armor
مُدَرَّع mudarraʕ, مُصَفَّح muṣaffaḥ

Examples of armored in a sentence

  • She was armored and gunned and ready for action.
  • Another armored division was called in for the mop-up operation.
  • Sill waved for an armored vehicle to come up from the rear.

All 28 example sentences with armored

Antonyms of armored

Forms of armored

comparativemore armored
superlativemost armored
alternative Commonwealtharmoured

Origin of armored

From armor + -ed.

Words formed from armored

Phrases with armored

Questions about armored

What does armored mean?
Armored means clad or equipped with arms or armor.
What is armored in Arabic?
Armored in Arabic is مُدَرَّع (mudarraʕ), مُصَفَّح (muṣaffaḥ). See Armored meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is armored?
Armored is an adjective.
How do you pronounce armored?
Armored is pronounced /ˈɑːməd/ (UK).

Words near armored in the dictionary

  1. armor-piercing shot
  2. armor-piercing shots
  3. armor-plated
  4. armorbearer
  5. armorbearers
  6. armored
  7. armored car
  8. armored cars
  9. armored combat
  10. armored combat fight
  11. armored combat fighting

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