Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not armored; specifically, not plated or sheathed with metal as a defense from projectiles: noting ships of war: as, an unarmored cruiser.
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- adjective Not
armored ; not wearingarmor
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective used of animals; without protective covering
- adjective (used of persons or things military) without protective armor
Etymologies
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Examples
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Had he been unarmored, as Rand was, the farm boy would have killed him half a dozen times by now, slicing through cloth and flesh and bone as if it were cheese.
Trial of Seven grrm 2010
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Hanh: I loved the scene where the old guy, Ser Barristan Selmy Ian McElhinney got all huffy and threw down his sword and unarmored himself when Cersei relieved him of duty.
Houses Collide: Game of Thrones Discussion — Full Frontal Giant Nudity and Sibling Neglect 2011
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She was kidnapped on Sept. 26 when insurgents ambushed the unarmored vehicle in which she was traveling.
British Aid Worker Killed in Afghanistan Maria Abi-Habib 2010
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Before gunpowder, give me a suit of plate-and-mail, a stout helm, and a whomping big shield, and keep magic out of it, and I'll make mincepie out of unarmored or lightly armored opponents.
More Odds, More Ends grrm 2010
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Hanh: I loved the scene where the old guy, Ser Barristan Selmy Ian McElhinney got all huffy and threw down his sword and unarmored himself when Cersei relieved him of duty.
Houses Collide: Game of Thrones Discussion — Full Frontal Giant Nudity and Sibling Neglect 2011
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She was kidnapped on Sept. 26 when insurgents ambushed the unarmored vehicle in which she was traveling.
Cameron: U.S. May Have Killed Aid Worker Alistair MacDonald 2010
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She had been driving in an unarmored car without a security guard, and was accosted on the road by men in Afghan army uniforms.
British aid worker Norgrove killed accidentally by U.S. soldier, inquiry finds Anthony Faiola 2010
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But these mixed columns of armored and unarmored vehicles posed all kinds of logistical problems, not least of which was they required enormous areas in which to maneuver, as well as control of the airspace.
Deathride John Mosier 2010
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Had he been unarmored, as Rand was, the farm boy would have killed him half a dozen times by now, slicing through cloth and flesh and bone as if it were cheese.
Trial of Seven grrm 2010
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She had been driving in an unarmored car without a security guard, and was accosted on the road by men in Afghan army uniforms.
British aid worker Norgrove killed accidentally by U.S. soldier, inquiry finds Anthony Faiola 2010
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