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armed
(armed)
Pronunciation:
/ɑːmd/
adjective
1
equipped with or carrying a firearm or firearms:
heavily armed troops
involving the use of firearms:
armed robbery
2
Heraldry
having claws, a beak, etc. of a specified tincture:
a lion rampant argent, armed and langued azure
Phrases
armed to the teeth
formidably armed.
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