Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
Someone who is ~ is carrying a weapon, usually a gun.
City police said the man was ~ with a revolver.
...a barbed-wire fence patrolled by ~ guards...
The rebels are well organised, disciplined and very well ~.
ADJ
2.
An ~ attack or conflict involves people fighting with guns or carrying weapons.
They had been found guilty of ~ robbery.
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ADJ: ADJ n
3.
see also arm , -~