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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The launcher carries six 300 mm rockets and is operated by a small crew working from within an armored cabin designed to protect against shrapnel and small-arms fire, according to reports.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026
Supranovich also spent six months as a jeep scout, and later went to Texas to train on armored personnel carriers.
—Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2026
The Roman Empire oddly didn’t get much of a shout-out in this slick production that leaned hard into Italian history, but there was model Vittoria Ceretti presenting Italy’s flag to armored military guards, and cuts to musical performances in the mountains.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
Lambert is accused of attempting to rob an armored car while the security guard was servicing an ATM at a Chase Bank on Lake June Road in Balch Springs, officials said.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2026
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026
Supranovich also spent six months as a jeep scout, and later went to Texas to train on armored personnel carriers.
—Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2026
The Roman Empire oddly didn’t get much of a shout-out in this slick production that leaned hard into Italian history, but there was model Vittoria Ceretti presenting Italy’s flag to armored military guards, and cuts to musical performances in the mountains.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
Lambert is accused of attempting to rob an armored car while the security guard was servicing an ATM at a Chase Bank on Lake June Road in Balch Springs, officials said.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Armored.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armored. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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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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