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 company claims that the system can target ground threats such as armored vehicles, providing protection and security for both military forces and civil infrastructure.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 Apr. 2026
According to Major General Thomas Kunkel, who TIME spoke to on Friday, this rescue crew is likely 10- to 20 members, deployed in a helicopter, potentially with an electronic jamming aircraft and a heavily armored A-10 designed to attack ground forces, both providing ground cover for the operation.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 4 Apr. 2026
The thought of working in an armored fighting vehicle piqued the interest of Jensen.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
The police also need surveillance and kamikaze drones, as well as mechanics to maintain and repair armored vehicles.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 Apr. 2026
According to Major General Thomas Kunkel, who TIME spoke to on Friday, this rescue crew is likely 10- to 20 members, deployed in a helicopter, potentially with an electronic jamming aircraft and a heavily armored A-10 designed to attack ground forces, both providing ground cover for the operation.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 4 Apr. 2026
The thought of working in an armored fighting vehicle piqued the interest of Jensen.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
The police also need surveillance and kamikaze drones, as well as mechanics to maintain and repair armored vehicles.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Armored.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armored. Accessed 8 Apr. 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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