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armoured

(ˈɑːməd) or

armored

adj
1. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) having a protective covering, such as armour or bone
2. having a protective covering, such as armour or bone
3. (Military) comprising units making use of armoured vehicles: an armoured brigade.
4. (of glass) toughened
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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
مُدَرَّعَه، مُصَفَّحَه
obrněnýpancéřovanýpancéřový
pansertropper
páncélozott
bryn-brynvarinn
obrnený

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 blindéarmour-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

armour

(American) armor (ˈaːmə) noun
1. formerly, a metal suit worn by knights etc as a protection while fighting. a suit of armour.
2. a metal covering to protect ships, tanks etc against damage from weapons.
ˈarmoured adjective
1. (of vehicles etc) protected by armour. an armoured car.
2. made up of armoured vehicles. an armoured division of an army.
ˈarmoury – plural ˈarmouries – noun
the place where weapons are made or kept.
army (ˈaːmi) – plural ˈarmies – noun
1. a large number of men armed and organized for war. The two armies met at dawn.
2. a large number (of people etc). an army of tourists.
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