armored en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɑːməd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɑɹmɚd/ (General-American)
- (General-American, US) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rmos Proto-Italic *armosder. Latin arma Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin armō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin armātūra Old French armeure Anglo-Norman armurebor. Middle English armure English armor Old English -ed ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English armored From armor + -ed.
Meanings
- Clad or equipped with arms or armor.
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Covered with armor, as a ship or the face of a fortification; armor-plated.
They came with horses and armored vehicles, carrying rifles and in tactical gear in the middle of what is the heart of immigrant Los Angeles. But there were few of their supposed targets to be found Monday — immigrants without documentation.
2025 July 7, Melissa Gomez, Rachel Uranga and Brittny Mejia, “Heavily armed immigration agents descend on L.A.’s MacArthur Park”, in Los Angeles Times, archived from the original on 08 Jul 2025:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most armored | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more armored | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| armoured | Commonwealth, alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
nonarmored (covered with armor) · unarmored (covered with armor)
Deriveds
armored rat · armored cruiser · armored personnel carrier · armored soldier · armored van · armored fist · armored car · armored combat fighting · armored train · armored combat · up-armored · armored fighting vehicle · armored truck · armored combat vehicle · armored combat fight
Translations (20)
es blindado (clad or equipped with arms or armor) · br hobregonet (clad or equipped with arms or armor) · ru брониро́ванный (clad or equipped with arms or armor) · ro blindat (clad or equipped with arms or armor) · mk оклопен (clad or equipped with arms or armor) · la armātus (clad or equipped with arms or armor) · de gepanzert (clad or equipped with arms or armor) · cs obrněný (clad or equipped with arms or armor) · ru бронево́й (clad or equipped with arms or armor) · tr zırhlı (clad or equipped with arms or armor) · ar مُصَفَّح (clad or equipped with arms or armor) · ar مُدَرَّع (clad or equipped with arms or armor) · kk құрышпен қапталған (clad or equipped with arms or armor) · ja 装甲の (clad or equipped with arms or armor) · pl opancerzony (clad or equipped with arms or armor) · fi panssaroitu (clad or equipped with arms or armor) · es acorazado (clad or equipped with arms or armor) · ca blindat (clad or equipped with arms or armor) · pt blindado (clad or equipped with arms or armor) · it corazzato (clad or equipped with arms or armor)