armored

adjective

ar·​mored ˈär-mərd 

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Over the coming years, a team of 57 scientists and local guides explored all the major rivers and tributaries of the Okavango Delta, traversing this vast landscape in dugout canoes, on motorbikes, on foot, and in armored vehicles. —Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026

After receiving no response from inside the home, the SWAT team deployed a smaller armored vehicle known as a Rook to break down a side fence and enter the home through a sliding glass door. —Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 29 Jan. 2026

In the months before the surge in operations, police lost 25 armored vehicles to ambushes involving barricades, trenches and Molotov cocktail attacks, authorities said. —Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026

Above and below are first-look images from the movie which stars Swell Ariel Or (Beauty Queen of Jerusalem) as the unit’s captain, who in the absence of central command took it upon herself to lead three armored vehicles and engage Hamas militants in a battle that lasted more than 17 hours. —Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1564, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing armored

• armored scale

Kids Definition

armored

adjective

ar·​mored ˈär-mərd 

1

: protected by armor

an armored car

armored reptiles

2

: supplied with armored equipment

an armored force