armor-plated

Examples

• All

• 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?

  Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)

• Their bodies are armor-plated.

  Skylines (2020)

• She's armour-plated.

  In Harm's Way (1965)

• 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.

• The president travels in an armor-plated limousine for security reasons.

Synonyms

A

armored

vsarmor-plated

• US

276 4.4

Protected by strong metal or thick plates to stop bullets

is specifically heavy and meant to resist direct attacks

C

clad

vsarmor-plated

13 6.7

Covered with a thin layer of metal

implies much heavier, combat-grade metal protection rather than thin cladding

J

jacketed

vsarmor-plated

5 4.2

Covered with a protective outer layer, for example cables or pipes

refers to much heavier protective metal meant for combat resistance

S

steel-plated

vsarmor-plated

1 4.1

Covered in steel to make it strong and safe

is heavier and specifically intended to stop weapon damage

A

armor-clad

vsarmor-plated

• US

1 7.2

Covered with heavy metal plates for protection

is covered by very heavy protective metal against attack

I

ironclad

vsarmor-plated

1 7.3

Protected by iron plates to stop enemy fire

is the same heavy defense but not limited to one metal type

P

plated

vsarmor-plated

• Specialized

1 4.1

Covered with metal plates for strength and protection

is heavier and focuses on resisting violent attack rather than general plating

C

coated

vsarmor-plated

1 3.4

Covered by a thin layer of another substance for protection or decoration

is covered with thick defensive metal aimed at stopping attacks

M

mailed

vsarmor-plated

• Archaic

9.9

A person who wears armor made of small metal rings

uses heavier continuous metal coverage aimed at stopping heavy attacks

A

armatured

vsarmor-plated

• Archaic

9.9

Wearing metal armor for protection

is modern heavy protective covering intended for vehicles and objects

T

tinclad

vsarmor-plated

• Archaic

9.9

Covered with thin metal sheets for light protection on ships

uses much heavier metal layers for stronger battle protection

S

sheathed

vsarmor-plated

5.8

Covered by a protective layer or case

means much heavier defense designed to resist weapon strikes

S

shielded

vsarmor-plated

• Specialized

4.4

Covered by a case or layer to protect it from damage

refers to solid heavy metal defense against direct attack rather than a simple guard

H

hardened

vsarmor-plated

• Specialized

7.2

Made stronger to resist attack or serious damage

focuses on heavy metal covering specifically to protect against attacks

How Armored

armor-plated

• US

2 5.3

protected

1 2.0

unprotected

28 2.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology