armed

armed
a) Equipped, especially with a weapon.
b) (Of a weapon) prepared for use; loaded.

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  • armed — (adj.) equipped for battle, early 13c., pp. adjective from ARM (Cf. arm) (v.) …   Etymology dictionary

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  • armed — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ equipped with or involving a firearm …   English terms dictionary

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