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Meanings of lightly-armed in English

Armed with light weapons.

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Examples for "light-armed"
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The darters, and the rest of the light-armed auxiliaries, formed the van.
The History of Rome, Books 09 to 26
2
The use of the sling by the Persian light-armed is quite certain.
The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 5: ...
3
But the rest, who form the light-armed troops, carry a metal cudgel.
The City of the Sun
4
His light-armed troops and horsemen were drawn up in concealment on either side.
Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D.
5
He then dismissed the meeting, and sent out light-armed cohorts to collect forage.
The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36
Usage of lightly-armed in English
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Assad's forces have increasingly used helicopter gunships and warplanes against the lightly-armed insurgents.
Reuters
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Roger rode behind him, and was followed by the two lightly-armed men, who were to act as messengers.
Both Sides the Border: A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower
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It had been designated a United Nations "safe zone" and was being guarded by 600 lightly-armed Dutch UN soldiers.
Radio NZ
4
Though vastly superior in a charge, the troopers' horses were ill able to come up with the active steeds of the lightly-armed smugglers.
Won from the Waves
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It has smashed its way into cities to crush lightly-armed rebels and civilians alike in 11 months of suppression by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Reuters
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Some of the lightly-armed fighters wanted to return to the frontline while others wanted to regroup in Ras Lanuf and resume the attack Monday morning.
Reuters
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The convoy of 17 buses carrying about 300 lightly-armed fighters and 300 civilians has been stuck in Syria's eastern desert since Tuesday.
The Irish Times
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Lightly-armed UN peacekeepers, in what had been declared a UN "safe area", did nothing as the violence raged around them.
Radio NZ