unarmored
adjective
un·ar·mored
ˌən-ˈär-mərd 
: not equipped with defensive or protective covering (such as steel plating) : not armored
an unarmored vehicle
unarmored infantrymen
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Compared to an unarmored, open-top golf-cart, the Ladoga is much better-suited for mechanized warfare.
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David Axe, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The closer the incoming missile is to the ship when destroyed, the more danger there is to the vessel, with larger chunks able to penetrate unarmored parts of the hull and superstructure from about 200 meters (more than 200 yards) out, Schuster said.
—Brad Lendon, CNN, 2 Feb. 2024
This prioritized using the main gun against enemy tanks, while trucks, infantry, and other unarmored targets would be engaged by the tank’s machine guns.
—Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 6 Sep. 2023
Soon after Kherson was liberated in the fall of 2022, Lee began driving to outlying villages in an unarmored Honda Sedan, knocking on doors and visiting health care centers to track down vulnerable residents.
—Johanna Chisholm, WIRED, 13 July 2023
The category typically describes a weapon .50-caliber or larger that can not only engage person-sized targets, but also lightly armored and unarmored vehicles, communications arrays, radar arrays, fuel and ammunition depots, and even stationary and hovering aircraft.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 22 Sep. 2022
Elements of the aid may have other uses, and some parts, such as the MRAPs, may not be ideal for close combat because of their high silhouette and visibility, but are better than the alternative of unarmored trucks.
—Alex Horton, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Aug. 2022
The systems are unarmored, difficult to maneuver and often break down, exposing operators to risk of counterattack.
—Stephen Kalin, WSJ, 1 July 2022
Supply vehicles were sometimes left on their own, even after the Ukrainian military advised citizens on social media to attack unarmored fuel trucks.
—Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2022
David Axe, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The closer the incoming missile is to the ship when destroyed, the more danger there is to the vessel, with larger chunks able to penetrate unarmored parts of the hull and superstructure from about 200 meters (more than 200 yards) out, Schuster said.
—Brad Lendon, CNN, 2 Feb. 2024
This prioritized using the main gun against enemy tanks, while trucks, infantry, and other unarmored targets would be engaged by the tank’s machine guns.
—Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 6 Sep. 2023
Soon after Kherson was liberated in the fall of 2022, Lee began driving to outlying villages in an unarmored Honda Sedan, knocking on doors and visiting health care centers to track down vulnerable residents.
—Johanna Chisholm, WIRED, 13 July 2023
The category typically describes a weapon .50-caliber or larger that can not only engage person-sized targets, but also lightly armored and unarmored vehicles, communications arrays, radar arrays, fuel and ammunition depots, and even stationary and hovering aircraft.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 22 Sep. 2022
Elements of the aid may have other uses, and some parts, such as the MRAPs, may not be ideal for close combat because of their high silhouette and visibility, but are better than the alternative of unarmored trucks.
—Alex Horton, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Aug. 2022
The systems are unarmored, difficult to maneuver and often break down, exposing operators to risk of counterattack.
—Stephen Kalin, WSJ, 1 July 2022
Supply vehicles were sometimes left on their own, even after the Ukrainian military advised citizens on social media to attack unarmored fuel trucks.
—Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2022
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“Unarmored.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unarmored. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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