up-armouredup-armoredadj.
/ˌʌpˈɑːməd/, U.S. /ˌəpˈɑrmərd/ Military.
Of a military vehicle: outfitted with additional armour.
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1978 Times 19 Jan. 29/3 The Pig, the armoured vehicle most used in Belfast, does not have power steering and is ‘up-armoured’ by five to six tons above basic specification.
1985 Dept. of Def. Appropriations for 1986 (U.S. House Comm. on Appropriations) V. 202 The deployability of the uparmored vehicle will not be affected due to the use of applique armor.
2004 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) June 52/2 It would be a lot less risky if they had the up-armored Humvee.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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