Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

armoured

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.34 in modern English

Syllables: ar-moured
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of armour

adj

Possessing, wearing, or fitted out with armour.

British usage

adj

Equipped with armoured vehicles.

British usage

Example Sentences

"The armoured vehicles rolled into the city."
"There was a moment before the speech when cameras captured Mr Trump in his armoured limousine, rehearsing his lines. Practice, it seems, made good, if not perfect."
"an armoured unit; the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps"

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

armored (alternative)

Derived Forms

nonarmoured unarmoured

Phrases

armoured fist up-armoured

Synonyms

mailed mechanized tank armored

Questions

What does armoured mean?: simple past and past participle of armour

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