heavily armed

idiom

: carrying many dangerous weapons

a group of heavily armed men

Examples of heavily armed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Indeed, as a result of the truce, the Houthis—the heavily armed militant group that controls northern Yemen, including the capital, Sanaa, and is allied with Hamas and Iran—paused their attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea and against Israel. —April Longley Alley, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2025

At times, he is accused of personally accompanying large shipments guarded by heavily armed teams carrying automatic weapons and grenades. —Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025

The footage from around 5 a.m. shows a team of heavily armed law enforcement officers approach Kempshall Terrace in Fanwood. —Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025

In North Carolina, agents -- some heavily armed in tactical gear and unmarked vehicles -- have carried out arrests in the Charlotte area and near the capital city of Raleigh. —Arkansas Online, 21 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for heavily armed

• alarmed
• disarmed
• unarmed
• unharmed
• charmed
• farmed
• harmed