Ar″mor–plat′ed (�), a. Covered with defensive plates of metal, as a ship of war; steel-clad.
This day will be launched... the first armor-plated steam frigate in the possession of Great Britain.
Times (Dec. 29, 1860).
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.