History
History
Show in Sentence
 Show Synonyms 

1) an armed robber, especially one who attacks travellers (bandit)

2) a fight between organized and armed forces (battle)

3) to surround (a place) with armed forces (besiege)

4) a priest or clergyman in the armed forces, a hospital etc (chaplain)

5) (of) a person who is not a member of the armed forces (civilian)

6) (to cause a person) to enter the armed forces (enlist)

7) a serious crime, e.g. murder, armed robbery, arson (felony)

8) a member of a gang of armed criminals (gangster)

9) to enter (a country) with armed forces in order to attack (invade)

10) a person appointed to command others in the armed forces, the police force etc; a person with a (public) position of authority (officer)

Synonyms
UK
US
Meaning:
forcible

done by, involving the use of, physical force

powerful, aggressive

manned

operated by a person and not a machine

defended

military

of or for soldiers, an army, war on land

soldier like; concerning the armed forces

ARMED as in Wiktionary
ARMED as in Wikipedia