armed
♦♦ armed /'ɑːrmd/
1 [ADJ]
Someone who is armed is carrying a weapon, usually a gun.
City police said the man was armed with a revolver.
...a barbed-wire fence patrolled by armed guards...
The rebels are well organised, disciplined and very well armed.
2 [ADJ] ADJ n
An armed attack or conflict involves people fighting with guns or carrying weapons.
They had been found guilty of armed robbery.
≠ unarmed
3
see also arm, -armed♦ armed forces
[N-PLURAL]
The armed forces or the armed services of a country are its military forces, usually the army, navy, marines, and air force.
1 [ADJ]
Someone who is armed is carrying a weapon, usually a gun.
City police said the man was armed with a revolver.
...a barbed-wire fence patrolled by armed guards...
The rebels are well organised, disciplined and very well armed.
2 [ADJ] ADJ n
An armed attack or conflict involves people fighting with guns or carrying weapons.
They had been found guilty of armed robbery.
≠ unarmed
3
see also arm, -armed♦ armed forces
[N-PLURAL]
The armed forces or the armed services of a country are its military forces, usually the army, navy, marines, and air force.