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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Initially used for reconnaissance, drones now execute precision strikes, destroy armored vehicles, and provide real-time battlefield intelligence.
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Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
While some Russian soldiers have crossed the river, the inability to transport armored units has severely limited their offensive capacity and prevented any operational breakthrough in the northeast.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
The money covered the cost of hauling dozens of tanks and armored vehicles by train and truck from military bases in Texas to the nation's capital.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 22 July 2025
From screaming chickens and inflating mushrooms to giant armored gorillas, the critters are equal parts threats to overcome and jokes to chuckle at.
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Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
While some Russian soldiers have crossed the river, the inability to transport armored units has severely limited their offensive capacity and prevented any operational breakthrough in the northeast.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
The money covered the cost of hauling dozens of tanks and armored vehicles by train and truck from military bases in Texas to the nation's capital.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 22 July 2025
From screaming chickens and inflating mushrooms to giant armored gorillas, the critters are equal parts threats to overcome and jokes to chuckle at.
—Ian Stokes, Space.com, 15 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for armored
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“Armored.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armored. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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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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