Dictionary

armor

see also: Armor

Etymology

From Middle English armure, armour, armor, armeure, borrowed from Anglo-Norman armure and Old French armeüre, from Latin armātūra.

Pronunciation

Noun

armor (chiefly American spelling)

(uncountable) A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.
Hyponyms: body armor, mail, chain mail, plate, suit of armor
(uncountable) A natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body.
Synonyms: carapace, chitin, horn
(uncountable) Metal plate, protecting a ship, military vehicle, or aircraft.
Synonyms: armor plate
(countable) A tank, or other heavy mobile assault vehicle.
(military, uncountable) A military formation consisting primarily of tanks or other armoured fighting vehicles, collectively.
Synonyms: cavalry, mechanized
(hydrology, uncountable) The naturally occurring surface of pebbles, rocks or boulders that line the bed of a waterway or beach and provide protection against erosion.

Synonyms

(body armour) body armour, body armor, mail, chain mail, plate, suit of armour, suit of armor
(animal) horn, carapace, chitin
(metal plate) armour plate, armor plate
(military) mechanized, cavalry

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Verb

armor (armors, present participle armoring; simple past and past participle armored)

(transitive) To equip something with armor or a protective coating or hardening.
(transitive) To provide something with an analogous form of protection.

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Armor

Proper noun

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