heavily armed

idiom

: carrying many dangerous weapons
a group of heavily armed men

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Military commanders have long argued that the presence of an aircraft carrier strike group, with its array of fighter jets, surveillance aircraft and heavily armed warships, is a significant deterrent, including against Iran. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024 Framed by heavily armed Mexican authorities, relatives of the LeBaron family mourn at the site where nine U.S. citizens, three women and six children related to the extended LeBaron family, were slaughtered along a dirt road near Bavispe, at the Sonora-Chihuahua border, Mexico, Nov 6, 2019. CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024 Minervini concluded after filming scores of America’s least fortunate citizens, from heavily armed citizen militias in the South to starving Black hip-hop artists, that documentary makers too often purport to be revealing truth. Will Tizard, Variety, 28 Oct. 2024 Cremated body baffles Mexican officials in ‘El Mayo’ arrest Aug. 18, 2024 Both sides can call on thousands of heavily armed gunmen. Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for heavily armed 

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