armor-plated
- adjective
- /ˈɑrmərˌpleɪtɪd/
- US
- After the attacks, the company upgraded their delivery trucks to be armor-plated for extra protection.
- armor-plated limousine
- armor-plated bulldozer
Examples
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It is armor plated, 88 feet long, fits 44 people, and has a top speed of 165 mph.
Fiction book (2002) -
Its armor-plated doors and bulletproof windows remain closed.
Fiction book (1991) -
How's that armor-plated Lincoln I sold you?
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Their bodies are armor-plated.
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She's armour-plated.
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The corpos used huge armor-plated crawlers to scavenge for metals in their half of the zone and lost one or two a year.
Fiction book (1991) -
The armor-plated car weaved through the concrete and steel barricades at a speed suggesting urgency.
Fiction book (2000) -
An armor-plated head was the first third of its body, and through its thin skin I could discern the interlocking plates and sutures of bone.
Academic text (1992) -
The military deployed an armor-plated vehicle to protect the soldiers during the operation.
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The president travels in an armor-plated limousine for security reasons.
Synonyms
Protected by strong metal or thick plates to stop bullets
Covered with a thin layer of metal
Covered with a protective outer layer, for example cables or pipes
Covered in steel to make it strong and safe
Covered with heavy metal plates for protection
Protected by iron plates to stop enemy fire
Covered with metal plates for strength and protection
Covered by a thin layer of another substance for protection or decoration
A person who wears armor made of small metal rings
Wearing metal armor for protection
Covered with thin metal sheets for light protection on ships
Covered by a protective layer or case
Covered by a case or layer to protect it from damage
Made stronger to resist attack or serious damage
How Armored
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Armor-plated comes from armor 'protective covering' and plate 'flat piece of metal', so imagine a knight wearing metal plates or a turtle with a hard shell. So, armor-plated means being covered with heavy metal to protect against attack.