armor-plated

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

armor-plated
    adj 1: covered with heavy steel; "armor-plated vehicles" [syn:
           {armor-clad}, {armour-clad}, {armor-plated}, {armour-
           plated}, {steel-plated}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

armor-clad \armor-clad\ armor-plated \armor-plated\
armour-plated \armour-plated\ armour-clad \armour-clad\adj.
   1. 1 protected with a covering of armor.

   Syn: steel-plated.
        [WordNet 1.5]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Armor-plated \Ar"mor-plat`ed\, a.
   Covered with defensive plates of metal, as a ship of war;
   steel-clad.
   [1913 Webster]

         This day will be launched . . . the first armor-plated
         steam frigate in the possession of Great Britain.
   --Times (Dec. 29, 1860).
   [1913 Webster]

from Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003)

armor-plated
 n.

   Syn. for {bulletproof}.

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