adjcarrying weapons, especially a gun
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unarmedarmed police The Minister was kidnapped by armed men on his way to the airport. The prisoners were kept under armed guard .armed with The suspect is armed with a shotgun. She got ten years in prison for armed robbery (=stealing using a gun) . The President fears that armed conflict (=a war) is possible. There is very little support for an armed struggle (=fighting with weapons) against the government. a heavily armed battleship Many of the gangs are armed to the teeth (=carrying a lot of weapons) .having the knowledge, skills, or equipment you need to do something
armed with She came to the meeting armed with all the facts and figures to prove us wrong. I went out, armed with my binoculars, to see what I could find in the fields.