armiert

Armierte is a German adjective formed from the verb armieren and is used to indicate that something has been reinforced or armored. In civil engineering and construction, armierung refers to reinforcement elements such as Bewehrung (reinforcing steel bars and mesh) embedded in concrete or masonry to increase tensile strength. The term commonly appears in compounds like armierter Beton (reinforced concrete), armierte Wände (reinforced walls), and armierte Türen (reinforced doors). The adjective agrees with the noun in gender and number, for example: ein armierter Balken, eine armierte Tür, armierte Wände.

In military and security contexts, armiert can describe equipment designed to provide protection or defensive capability, such as armierte Fahrzeuge (armored vehicles) or armierte Schutzvorrichtungen. In everyday usage, however, gepanzert (armored) is often preferred for describing armor on vehicles or installations, while armiert appears more frequently in technical, engineering, or formal contexts.

Etymology and scope: armieren comes from the notion of arming or fortifying with arms or reinforcement. The term is widely found in German-language technical documentation, architecture, and defense discourse, typically referring to structural reinforcement rather than weapons, though both senses share the underlying idea of fortification.

See also: Armierung, Bewehrung, Bewehrungsstahl, Gepanzern. Related terms include unarmiert for something not reinforced or armored.