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Armed Adjective Bre ɑːmd ɑːrmd Robbery International Conflict

Word armed
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ɑːmd / NAmE / ɑːrmd /
Example
  • an armed robbery
  • an international armed conflict (= a war)
  • guerrillas have pledged to intensify the armed struggle against the new government.
  • the man is armed and dangerous.
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armed

(adjective)BrE / ɑːmd / NAmE / ɑːrmd /
  1. involving the use of weapons
    • opposite unarmed
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/unarmed
    • an armed robbery
    • an international armed conflict (= a war)
    • Guerrillas have pledged to intensify the armed struggle against the new government.
  2. carrying a weapon, especially a gun
    • opposite unarmed
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/unarmed
    • The man is armed and dangerous.
    • armed guards
    • Police were heavily armed.
    • He was armed with a rifle.
  3. knowing something or carrying something that you need in order to help you to perform a task
    • He was armed with all the facts.
    • I sat down by the lake armed with a pair of binoculars.
  4. having many weapons
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