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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Elsewhere in Ukraine, gains by Kyiv were reported in the northern Kharkiv region amid a Russian operation that saw Moscow's troops attack north of the regional capital of the same name with small infantry groups, rather than armored vehicles.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
This is the 69th tranche of aid from the Biden Administration since August 2021 and includes advanced air defense systems, artillery ammunition, anti-drone equipment, anti-tank systems, and 200 Stryker armored vehicles, highly valued for their rapid urban maneuverability.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
On Wednesday, Biden announced a $425 million aid package for Ukraine that includes air-to-ground munitions and armored vehicles, and promised more defense systems and supplies in the months to come.
—Aaron Gilchrist, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024
The aid package includes weapons that will be pulled from existing U.S. stockpiles, including air defense interceptors for National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems, munitions for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and 155mm artillery and armored vehicles and anti-tank weapons.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
This is the 69th tranche of aid from the Biden Administration since August 2021 and includes advanced air defense systems, artillery ammunition, anti-drone equipment, anti-tank systems, and 200 Stryker armored vehicles, highly valued for their rapid urban maneuverability.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
On Wednesday, Biden announced a $425 million aid package for Ukraine that includes air-to-ground munitions and armored vehicles, and promised more defense systems and supplies in the months to come.
—Aaron Gilchrist, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024
The aid package includes weapons that will be pulled from existing U.S. stockpiles, including air defense interceptors for National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems, munitions for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and 155mm artillery and armored vehicles and anti-tank weapons.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Armored.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armored. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
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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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