Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Bearing arms; furnished with means of offense and defense: as, an armed force or ship; “the armed rhinoceros,”
- Supported by arms; carried on or maintained by force or readiness for military action: as, an armed inroad; armed peace or neutrality.
- In heraldry, having the beaks, talons, horns, or teeth, or, of an arrow or lance, having the head, of the color specified: as, a lion gules armed or. The word is not used for the horns of a hart or buck. See attired.
- In physical, furnished with an armature or a piece of iron so as to connect the poles, as a horseshoe magnet.
- In botany, having prickles or thorns.
- In heraldry, dressed in complete plate-armor, but having the vizor open: said of a warrior used as a bearing or supporter.
Wiktionary
- adj. sometimes in combination Equipped, especially with a weapon.
- adj. prepared for use; loaded.
- v. Simple past tense and past participle of arm.
- adj. Having an arm or arms, often of a specified number or type.
- adj. heraldry, etc. Coloured in a different tincture from the beast or bird itself.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Furnished with weapons of offense or defense; furnished with the means of security or protection.
- adj. Furnished with whatever serves to add strength, force, or efficiency.
- adj. (Her.) Having horns, beak, talons, etc; -- said of beasts and birds of prey.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. (used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
- adj. (used of plants and animals) furnished with bristles and thorns
- adj. having arms or arms as specified; used especially in combination
Etymologies
- arm (“the upper limb of the body”) + -ed (Wiktionary)
Examples
“The following day, Phillippe and a band of 200 insurgents armed with vintage rifles and M-16's (some of which, according to Le Monde's Caroit, were provided by the U. S.-armed Dominican military) captured Cap Haitien and began their advance on Port-au-Prince.”
Max Blumenthal: Uncovering A US-Planned Coup In Haiti: The Original Version
“For federal income tax purposes, the term "armed forces" tends to include commissioned officers, warrant officers, and enlisted personnel in regular and reserve units under control of the Secretaries of the Defense, which are generally the Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force.”
“The LCC says: The latest episode of this series was in Baba Amr, where the regime attempted to blame what it calls "armed terrorist groups," in order to support its false story before the United Nations' security council meeting to discuss the Syrian file.”
The Guardian: Syria: UN to hear Arab League proposals - live updates
“Those who remain have posted social networking messages saying they fear a violent crackdown after the government vowed to use force against what it called armed gangs.”
Voice of America: Syrians Brace For Government Backlash Over Killings
“Syria's government said a 10-year-old boy and a number of others, including police officers, were injured in Damascus's Midan neighborhood on Friday, when what it called an armed terrorist group detonated an explosive and fired randomly.”
“The government said a 10-year-old boy and a number of others, including police officers, were injured in Damascus's Midan neighborhood on Friday, when what it called an armed terrorist group detonated an explosive and fired randomly.”
“Syria's state news agency says Syrian troops attacked what it calls "armed terrorist gangs" in Bab Amr and the southern region of Daraa Wednesday.”
Voice of America: Activists: Syrian Tanks, Troops Kill 19 People in South, West
“The disorder reflects an escalation in the battle against President Bashar al-Assad that risks fueling his government's fight against what it calls armed terrorist groups, while pushing protesters to seek arms as they continue to face a military and security apparatus vastly more capable of crushing them.”
“MSF issued a statement Wednesday condemning what it called an "armed raid" on its Manama medical center, saying the group has been open about its operations in the Gulf island state.”
Voice of America: Bahrain Defends Raid on MSF Medical Center
“Syria blames what it calls "armed gangs" and Muslim extremists for the violence.”
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