armoured
Protected by metal
Armoured is the British spelling of armored, describing something protected by armor or equipped with armored vehicles.
An armoured car has reinforced plating against bullets.
An armoured division deploys tanks and similar vehicles.
Figuratively, someone emotionally armoured has built defenses against vulnerability.
Shell-encased reptile
- armadilloPlated burrowing mammal
- pangolinScale-covered ant-eating mammal
- rhinocerosLarge horned African mammal
- crocodileLarge semiaquatic tropical reptile
carapace · shell · scale · exoskeleton · chitin · crustacean · beetle · lobster
Made more resistant
- platedCoated with metal
- shieldedProtected from harm
- protectedKept from harm
- impenetrableImpossible to pass through
bulletproof · hardened · fortified · steeled · encased · impervious · resistant · invulnerable
Chain mail tunic
- brigandinePlate-lined cloth armor
- cuirassTorso-protecting plate armor
- mailPostal system items
- plateFlat dish for food
chainmail · surcoat · greaves · vambrace · gauntlet · helm · gorget · pauldron
Large storage vessel
- personnel carrierVehicle transporting military members
- halftrackVehicle with rear treads
- turretProtruding fortified structure
- hullOuter covering or frame
tracks · convoy · column · panzer · gunner · hatch · ammunition · mechanized
turtle
Shell-encased reptile
- armadilloPlated burrowing mammal
- pangolinScale-covered ant-eating mammal
- rhinocerosLarge horned African mammal
crocodile · carapace · shell · scale · exoskeleton · chitin · crustacean · beetle · lobster · crab
reinforced
Made more resistant
impenetrable · bulletproof · hardened · fortified · steeled · encased · impervious · resistant · invulnerable · indestructible
hauberk
Chain mail tunic
- brigandinePlate-lined cloth armor
- cuirassTorso-protecting plate armor
- mailPostal system items
plate · chainmail · surcoat · greaves · vambrace · gauntlet · helm · gorget · pauldron · coif
tank
Large storage vessel
- personnel carrierVehicle transporting military members
- halftrackVehicle with rear treads
- turretProtruding fortified structure
hull · tracks · convoy · column · panzer · gunner · hatch · ammunition · mechanized · motorized
barricade
Obstacle blocking a path
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
- palisadeFence of pointed stakes
- parapetLow wall at edge
redoubt · bastion · rampart · stockade · bulwark · citadel · stronghold · castle · keep · fortress
armouredunarmoured
Lacking protective covering
unprotected · unshielded · exposed · vulnerable · defenseless
armouredsoft
Yielding to touch
unfortified · thin-skinned · fragile · flimsy · delicate
- chink in the armourExploitable gap in defense
- knight in shining armourHeroic figure who rescues
- armoured truckFortified van for valuables
- suit of armourFull-body metal defense
- armoured carProtected military transport
- plate armourJointed metal body protection