armoured

[US]/'ɑ:məd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. protected by armor or armored vehicles.

Phrases & Collocations

armoured vehicle

armoured personnel carrier

armoured tank

armoured concrete

Example Sentences

the 3rd Armoured Division.

the manufacture of armoured vehicles.

the knowledge armoured him against her.

The airfield is ringed with armoured cars.

we passed slap through the middle of an enemy armoured unit.

Real-world Examples

The assailants arrived at the jail in armoured vehicles.

Source: BBC Listening January 2023 Collection

Police backed by armoured vehicles broke up the protests arresting several students.

Source: BBC Listening Collection October 2014

In August, gunmen opened fired on an armoured car with diplomatic license plates.

Source: BBC Listening November 2012 Collection

They have, however, started to make greater use of armoured vehicles to break up crowds.

Source: The Economist - International

And Richard Jaeckel and Lee Marvin were sitting on top of this armoured personnel carrier.

Source: Sleepless in Seattle Original Soundtrack

Kiev accuses Moscow of sending in Russian troops and armoured columns to bolster the separatist rebels.

Source: BBC Listening September 2014 Compilation

As describe by Von Kaganick: " We'd advanced in our armoured cars and the dust envelops us."

Source: The Apocalypse of World War II

Christine Lambrecht, the German defence minister, announced that her country would send armoured vehicles for the first time.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Nathan was like an armoured vehicle in human form.

Source: Me Before You

It said a number of armoured vehicles, some carrying anti-aircraft artillery, were destroyed.

Source: BBC Listening September 2014 Compilation

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