armour-plated in AM, use armor-plated An armour-plated vehicle or building has a hard metal covering in order to protect it from gunfire and other missiles. He has taken to travelling in an armour-plated car. something, especially a vehicle, that is armour-plated has an outer metal layer to protect it plating plate
Something that is gold-plated is covered with a very thin layer of gold. marble bathrooms with gold-plated taps. something that is gold-plated has a layer of gold on top of another metal plate
If something made of metal is plated with a thin layer of another type of metal, it is covered with it. a range of jewellery, plated with 22-carat nickel-free gold