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.
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Tanks, a helicopter, and armored vehicles alongside armed soldiers in a promotional screenshot for Battlefield 6.
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Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
The ship was one of the most heavily armored ever built.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 3 Aug. 2025
Multiple experts told The Telegraph the armored golf cart contains several tell-tale signs of being fortified, including a black band around the windshield.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
In the film, a pair of mismatched armored truck drivers (Murphy and Davidson) find their routine cash pickup escalating into chaotic mayhem when they’re ambushed by ruthless criminals led by the savvy mastermind (Palmer).
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Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
The ship was one of the most heavily armored ever built.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 3 Aug. 2025
Multiple experts told The Telegraph the armored golf cart contains several tell-tale signs of being fortified, including a black band around the windshield.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
In the film, a pair of mismatched armored truck drivers (Murphy and Davidson) find their routine cash pickup escalating into chaotic mayhem when they’re ambushed by ruthless criminals led by the savvy mastermind (Palmer).
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2025
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“Armored.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armored. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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armored
adjective
ar·mored
ˈär-mərd 
1
: protected by armor
an armored car
armored reptiles
2
: supplied with armored equipment
an armored force
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