Definition of armored
1a : equipped or protected with armorb : equipped with armored fighting vehicles an armored division
2 : marked by the use of armor armored combat
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Examples of armored in a Sentence
a ship with an armored hull
Additional armored divisions were deployed to the eastern front.
Recent Examples of armored from the Web
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The naval activity in the Baltic comes months after NATO established new brigades in Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia, beefed up by prepositioned American tanks and heavy armored vehicles.
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Two nights later, military units launched a full-scale assault on the square, firing their rifles and driving armored vehicles into crowds that lined the surrounding streets.
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According to police scanner conversations, sheriff’s deputies mobilized a robot at the scene and were using an armored response vehicle to try to get in.
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MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — U.S. Army Col. Pat Work and a small team of about a dozen soldiers drove through western Mosul in two unmarked armored vehicles.
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Pat Work and a small team of about a dozen soldiers drove through western Mosul in two unmarked armored vehicles to warn Iraqi forces of a pressing threat: friendly fire.
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The United Arab Emirates, with its own phobia of the Brotherhood, joined the Egyptians in sending armored vehicles, advisers, and attack aircraft.
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One armored police SWAT vehicle could be seen in the area.
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About 18 trucks were included in the event, mostly city vehicles like a salt spreader from public works, and an armored vehicle from the police department.
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First Known Use of armored
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ARMORED Defined for English Language Learners
armored
playDefinition of armored for English Language Learners
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: covered in flat pieces of metal : protected by armor
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: having soldiers and vehicles that are protected with armor
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: using soldiers and vehicles that are protected with armor
ARMORED Defined for Kids
armored
playDefinition of armored for Students
: protected by or equipped with armor armored cars
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