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

Since then, De Marco has travelled by armored truck to the prison some fifty times to hear Imperiale’s confessions. —Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025

For reference, battleships are technically the umbrella term for large, heavily armed and armored ships with main batteries of large caliber guns. —Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025

Civilized nations don’t use armored trucks and flash-bangs to manage visa overstays or a lack of permission for residence. —MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025

But there was no major fighting on the streets, and soldiers riding on armored vehicles and waving Madagascar flags were cheered by people in Antananarivo. —NPR, 13 Oct. 2025

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