ARMED definition: having a specified number or kind of arms (often used in combination): a weak-armed quarterback. See examples of armed used in a sentence.

Definition of armed adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

armed adjective [not gradable] (HAVING WHAT IS NEEDED) If you are armed with something, you know or have access to something that can be useful to you:

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.

armed /ɑːmd/ adj having an arm or arms (in combination): long-armed, one-armed

1. involving the use of weapons: armed conflict. 2. maintained by arms: armed peace. 3. equipped: The students came armed with their pocket calculators. 4. fortified; made secure: armed by an innate …

The meaning of ARMED is furnished with weapons; also : using or involving a weapon. How to use armed in a sentence.

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Dec 2, 2025 · Armed force is a constituent element of a country’s combined military services. Modern armed forces are commonly divided into specialized branches dealing with land, naval, and air warfare.