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armed
1[ ahrmd ]
adjective
- having a specified number or kind of arms (often used in combination): a weak-armed quarterback.
a four-armed Hindu god;
a weak-armed quarterback.
armed
2[ ahrmd ]
adjective
- bearing firearms; having weapons:
a heavily armed patrol.
- maintained by arms:
armed peace.
- involving the use of weapons:
armed conflict.
- equipped:
The students came armed with their pocket calculators.
- (especially of an animal) covered protectively, as by a shell.
- fortified; made secure:
Armed by an inveterate optimism, he withstood despair.
- (of an artillery shell, bomb, missile, etc.) having the fuze made operative.
armed
1/ ɑː /
adjective
- equipped with or supported by arms, armour, etc
- prepared for conflict or any difficulty
- (of an explosive device) prepared for use; having a fuse or detonator installed
- (of plants) having the protection of thorns, spines, etc
armed
2/ ɑː /
adjective
- having an arm or arms
- ( in combination )
long-armed
one-armed
Other Word Forms
- half-armed adjective
- well-armed adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of armed1
Origin of armed2
Example Sentences
On the day of the funeral, they will be joined by thousands of security personnel from various branches of the police and armed forces, as well as river patrol units, bomb-sniffing dogs and rooftop snipers.
He was then shot at close range by a Thames Valley Police officer from the armed response unit.
By the autumn, armed police who patrol the highly-sensitive site will be stood down.
National commemorations and events will begin on 5 May with a military procession of 1,300 members of the armed forces.
Investigations by the police outlined allegations he had personal conversations - including with figures from the armed forces - about the idea of a coup to cling onto power.
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