Armor

Quick meaning: Armor is a noun meaning (uncountable) A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.

Meaning

(uncountable) A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.

More Meanings

1. (uncountable) A natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body.
2. (uncountable) A metal plate, protecting a ship, military vehicle, or aircraft.
3. (countable) A tank, or other heavy mobile assault vehicle.
4. (military, uncountable) A military formation consisting primarily of tanks or other armoured fighting vehicles, collectively.
5. (transitive) To equip something with armor or a protective coating or hardening.
6. (transitive) To provide something with an analogous form of protection.
7. (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.

Example Sentences

a suit of armor

Good work, Chief. Link up with our armor on the far side of the wall.

You teach me how to be a man / Though I am someone's daughter / The path of warrior was set for me / And I had to try on the armour / No it doesn't suit me / And it feels so heavy / I'm frightened and so ashamed / That I have to combat the world alone / That I have to swing my sword alone

Word Forms

• armors
• armour
• armoring
• armored

Synonyms for armor

Depending on context, synonyms include mail, plate, horn, carapace, chitin, mechanized.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include armour, armoured, shield, weave, twill, sweater.

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