heavily armed

idiom

: carrying many dangerous weapons
a group of heavily armed men

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Military numbers favor India Both countries are heavily armed, though in any conventional conflict, India holds a large advantage. Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 2 May 2025 Any deal that concedes too much to a heavily armed power with designs on its neighbors may only lay the ground for future aggression. Timothy Naftali, Foreign Affairs, 2 May 2025 As of now, staff is still trying to assess its state, unable to safely access its grounds or any area south of the Rivière de Fer à Cheval, which is part of the main tributary of the Artibonite River, due to the heavy presence of heavily armed gang members. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025 The vessel, analyzed by open-source intelligence monitors, is significantly larger and more heavily armed than many current IRGC naval assets, indicating a potential expansion of Tehran's maritime ambitions as regional tensions rise and the third round of U.S.-Iran talks approaches. Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for heavily armed

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“Heavily armed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavily%20armed. Accessed 18 May. 2025.

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