armor plate
or armor plating
- a plate or plating of specially hardened steel used to cover warships, tanks, aircraft, fortifications, etc., to protect them from enemy fire.
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Origin of armor plate
First recorded in 1860–65
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Historical Examples
Four large battleships were taken and razed and covered with armor-plate.
The Submarine in War and PeaceSimon Lake
In its race with armor-plate, the gun has thus far been the winner.
Defenseless AmericaHudson Maxim
Of course, the character of armor-plate has been vastly improved since that time.
Defenseless AmericaHudson Maxim
You'll find that hereafter we've got a cook, and not an incendiary nor a forger of armor-plate.
The Booming of Acre HillJohn Kendrick Bangs
I told him that I loved it, and to go to bed, for I wanted to get out of some of my armor-plate.
The Prairie WifeArthur Stringer