(military) A military reconnaissance mission performed with heavy combat units where hostile contact with the enemy is expected.

simple past tense and past participle of strong-arm

simple past tense and past participle of arm to the teeth

plural of armed robbery

(law) An theft where the thieves are carrying weapons.

(international law, military) A contested incompatibility that entails the use of armed force between two parties including a territory, the government of a state, or both.

simple past tense and past participle of stiff-arm

(politics) A response to a political issue that involves military action or the use of weapons. / A response made by an armed police officer, team etc. to a particular emergency situation.

plural of armed bullhead

Agonus cataphractus, a fish covered in hard bony plates.