lightly armored

Thân thiện

A soldier wearing lightly armored gear advances across a training field.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having protective covering that is not heavy or extensive: Describes a vehicle, vessel, or person equipped with armor sufficient to defend against projectiles from small arms (like rifles or machine guns) but not against heavier weaponry.
   • Moderately protected: Implies a balance between mobility and defense, offering more protection than being unarmored but less than being heavily armored.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The reconnaissance vehicle was lightly armored to maintain speed while offering some protection to the crew.
  • Pirates used a lightly armored boat to approach the merchant ship quickly.
  • These infantry units are lightly armored compared to the main battle tanks.

Advanced Usage

• Used to describe a strategic or design choice favoring agility over maximum protection.
  • The doctrine called for lightly armored, fast-moving forces to exploit weaknesses in the enemy's line.
• Can be applied metaphorically to describe something with a moderate level of security or defense against criticism.
  • His argument was lightly armored and vulnerable to a strong counterattack.

Variants and Related Words

• Light armor (noun phrase): The protective material or plating itself that is not heavy.
  • The vehicle's light armor deflected the shrapnel.
• Lightly armoured (adjective): British English spelling variant.
• Armored (adjective): The general term for being equipped with protective covering.
• Unarmored (adjective): Having no armor.
• Heavily armored (adjective): Equipped with thick, extensive armor for protection against major threats.

Synonyms

• Light-armored
• Moderately armored
• Thinly armored

Antonyms

• Heavily armored
• Unarmored
• Vulnerable

Related Phrases

• Protected against small arms: A descriptive phrase specifying the type of threat the armor is designed to withstand.
  • The personnel carrier is protected against small arms fire.
• Having ballistic protection: A more technical term often used for armor designed to stop bullets.
  • The lightly armored car had Level III ballistic protection.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. equipped with armor heavy enough to provide protection against fire from light arms

Từ đồng nghĩa

• lightly armoured