1
a
: furnished with weapons
an armed guard
also
: using or involving a weapon
b
: furnished with something that provides security, strength, or efficacy
armed with knowledge
2
: marked by the maintenance of armed forces in readiness
: having an arm or arms especially of a specified kind or number
—usually used in combination
long-armed
two-armed
Examples of armed in a Sentence
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Naperville Sun Staff, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2023
Other extras on offer are armed guards and guarded nannies.
—Tom Weijand, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2023
However, Axon, which did not reply to a request for comment by press time, still appears to be moving forward with its armed drone plan.
—Ese Olumhense, WIRED, 8 Sep. 2023
In October 2022, armed sea drones were poised to attack the Russian fleet, according to the biography.
—Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2023
Rostov-on-Don was briefly occupied by Russian mercenary fighters when Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner Group, launched a brief armed rebellion against the Russian military’s top brass in June.
—Marc Santora, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2023
The two-day preliminary hearing is being held after Lester pleaded not guilty in April to first-degree assault and armed criminal action felonies.
—USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2023
After many hours of combat during which Allende, along with a handful of bodyguards, functionaries, and close friends, engaged in armed resistance, La Moneda lay in smoldering ruins and the president was dead.
—Ariel Dorfman, The New York Review of Books, 31 Aug. 2023
Graves’s office similarly charged a 17-year-old as an adult in May with two armed carjackings and related counts.
—Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2023
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Adjective
An armed man robbed two people shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday on Ogden Avenue, Naperville police said.
—Naperville Sun Staff, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2023
Other extras on offer are armed guards and guarded nannies.
—Tom Weijand, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2023
However, Axon, which did not reply to a request for comment by press time, still appears to be moving forward with its armed drone plan.
—Ese Olumhense, WIRED, 8 Sep. 2023
In October 2022, armed sea drones were poised to attack the Russian fleet, according to the biography.
—Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2023
Rostov-on-Don was briefly occupied by Russian mercenary fighters when Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner Group, launched a brief armed rebellion against the Russian military’s top brass in June.
—Marc Santora, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2023
The two-day preliminary hearing is being held after Lester pleaded not guilty in April to first-degree assault and armed criminal action felonies.
—USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2023
After many hours of combat during which Allende, along with a handful of bodyguards, functionaries, and close friends, engaged in armed resistance, La Moneda lay in smoldering ruins and the president was dead.
—Ariel Dorfman, The New York Review of Books, 31 Aug. 2023
Graves’s office similarly charged a 17-year-old as an adult in May with two armed carjackings and related counts.
—Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2023
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Kids Definition
armed
adjective1
: furnished with weapons
an armed guard
2
: furnished with something that provides security or strength
armed with knowledge
Medical Definition
armed
adjective1
: having an arm or arms especially of a specified kind or number
—usually used in combination
long-armed
two-armed
2
: having a spiny rostellum
a tapeworm armed with numerous hammer-shaped hooks
Legal Definition
armed
adjective1
: having a weapon
an armed assailant
2
: involving the use of a weapon
an armed attack
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