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armoured

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armoured US, armored [ˈɑːməd]
adj
1. (Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) having a protective covering, such as armour or bone
2. (Military) comprising units making use of armoured vehicles an armoured brigade
3. (of glass) toughened
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.armoured - used of animalsarmoured - used of animals; provided with protective covering
armored
2.armoured - protected by armor (used of persons or things military)armoured - protected by armor (used of persons or things military)
armored
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
armoured
adjective protected, mailed, reinforced, toughened, bulletproof, armour-plated, steel-plated, ironclad, bombproof armoured vehicles carrying troops
Translations
armoured armored (US) [ˈɑːməd] ADJ → acorazado, blindado
armoured car → carro m blindado
armoured column → columna f blindada
armoured personnel carrier → vehículo m blindado para el transporte de tropas
armoured [ˈɑːrmərd] (British) armored (US) adj
[vehicle, personnel carrier] → blindé(e) armoured car
[forces, brigade, division, column] → blindé(e)
armoured car (British) armored car (US) n → véhicule m blindé
armour-plated [ˌɑːrmərˈpleɪtɪd] (British) armor-plated (US) adj [vehicle, car] → blindé(e)
armour-plating [ˌɑːrmərˈpleɪtɪŋ] (British) armor-plating (US) n → blindage m
armoured, (US) armored
adj → Panzer-; vehicle → gepanzert; armoured car → Panzerwagen m; armoured personnel carrier → Schützenpanzer(wagen) m
armoured armored [ˈɑːməd] (Am) adj
a. armoured divisions → divisioni fpl corazzate
b. (Zool) → rivestito/a di aculei or corazza
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Until further information, therefore, I shall maintain it to be a sea-unicorn of colossal dimensions, armed not with a halberd, but with a real spur, as the armoured frigates, or the `rams' of war, whose massiveness and motive power it would possess at the same time.
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context
Quickly, one after the other, one, two, three, four of the armoured Martians appeared, far away over the little trees, across the flat meadows that stretched towards Chertsey, and striding hurriedly towards the river.
The War Of The Worlds by Wells, H.G. View in context
None in the navy of his sire possessed a swifter flier; no other craft so well armoured or so well armed.
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