armored

[ ahr-merd ]

adjective

1. protected by armor or armor plate.
2. provided with or using armored equipment, as tanks or armored cars:

   an armored unit;

   an armored patrol.

Other Words From

• un·armored adjective
• well-armored adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of armored¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; armor + -ed ³

Example Sentences

And in “Heat,” Robert De Niro’s crew steals more than $1 million in bearer bonds from an armored van, ignoring the loose cash in the vehicle.

From Salon

UNIFIL’s white armored vehicles, trucks and blue-helmeted personnel became a regular sight in towns and villages along the Lebanese side of the 74-mile “Blue Line,” the de facto border between the two countries.

From Los Angeles Times

It also possesses a number of tanks, APCs and other armored vehicles.

From Los Angeles Times

A bus driver climbed out of a window and ran to safety behind an armored vehicle while officers moved in.

From Los Angeles Times

Law enforcement responded with an armored unit that eventually reached Arroyo; he was ordered to surrender.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• bulletproof