Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - -armed

1. -armed is used with adjectives to indicate what kind of arms someone has. ...plump-armed women in cotton dresses. COMB in ADJ 2. -armed is used with adjectives such as ‘nuclear’ and nouns such as ‘missile’ to form adjectives that indicate what kind of weapons an army or person has. ...nuclear-armed navy vessels. COMB in ADJ 3. see also armed