steel-plated
Example Sentences
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The hangars of the original air base, known then as the 8301 airfield, were burrowed into the hillside and had steel-plated doors that were 12 inches thick, according to Chinese state media.
From Washington Post • Apr. 18, 2023
Hochul says the legislation would instead bar sales of body armor, which would have covered the shooter’s steel-plated vest.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 1, 2022
Britain said the steel-plated vehicles, which can resist high velocity bullets, anti-personnel mines and improvised explosive devices, would also be used to transport officials to temporary command posts and to help workers rebuilding railway lines.
From Reuters • May 3, 2022
Later, recalling the experience in a page-long statement entitled “Weight,” Mr. Serra adopts a steel-plated oil tanker as his Proustian madeleine.
From New York Times • Aug. 28, 2019
Whistles resounded for taxis hovering in the immediate vicinity, like steel-plated birds of prey.
From Adrien Leroy by Garvice, Charles
