heavily armed

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• heavily armed — phrase carrying a lot of weapons Thesaurus: supplying and using weapons and explosiveshyponym Main entry: heavily …   Useful english dictionary

• heavily armed — carrying a lot of weapons …   English dictionary

• Armed merchantmen — has come to mean merchant ships equipped with guns, usually for defensive purposes, either by design or after the fact. In the days of sail, piracy and privateers, many merchantmen would be routinely armed, especially those engaging in long… …   Wikipedia

• armed — W3S3 [a:md US a:rmd] adj 1.) carrying weapons, especially a gun ≠ ↑unarmed armed police ▪ The Minister was kidnapped by armed men on his way to the airport. ▪ The prisoners were kept under armed guard . armed with ▪ The suspect is armed with a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• armed to the teeth — {adj. phr.} Having all needed weapons; fully armed. * /The paratroopers were armed to the teeth./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• armed to the teeth — {adj. phr.} Having all needed weapons; fully armed. * /The paratroopers were armed to the teeth./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• armed — adjective 1 carrying weapons, especially a gun: The hostages were kept under armed guard. (+ with): The suspect is armed with a shotgun. | heavily armed (=with a lot of weapons): a heavily armed battleship | armed robbery (=using guns) | armed… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• heavily — heav|i|ly [ hevıli ] adverb *** ▸ 1 in large amounts ▸ 2 very ▸ 3 to a large degree ▸ 4 with a lot of force ▸ 5 in uncomfortable way ▸ 6 slowly and sadly ▸ 7 slowly and loudly ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) in large amounts: They had borrowed heavily to buy… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• heavily — heav|ily W3 [ˈhevıli] adv 1.) in large amounts, to a high degree, or with great severity = ↑very ▪ I became heavily involved in politics. ▪ The report was heavily criticized in the press. ▪ a heavily populated area ▪ thousands of heavily armed… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• heavily */*/*/ — UK [ˈhevɪlɪ] / US adverb 1) to a large degree an area that relied heavily on the mines for jobs heavily populated urban areas Her work was heavily influenced by her father s. 2) very Both of us are heavily involved in charity work. heavily… …   English dictionary

• heavily — [ˈhevɪli] adv 1) very, or to a large degree heavily populated areas[/ex] Her work was heavily influenced by her father s.[/ex] The men were heavily armed (= carrying a lot of weapons).[/ex] 2) in large amounts She had been smoking heavily since… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English