armor
any covering worn as a defense against weapons.
a suit of armor.
a metallic sheathing or protective covering, especially metal plates, used on warships, armored vehicles, airplanes, and fortifications.
mechanized units of military forces, as armored divisions.
Also called armament. any protective covering, as on certain animals, insects, or plants.
any quality, characteristic, situation, or thing that serves as protection: A chilling courtesy was his only armor.
the outer, protective wrapping of metal, usually fine, braided steel wires, on a cable.
to cover or equip with armor or armor plate.
Origin of armor
1- Also especially British, ar·mour .
Other words from armor
- ar·mor·less, adjective
- an·ti·ar·mor, adjective
- sub·ar·mor, noun
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How to use armor in a sentence
As the mobs smashed through Capitol police barricades, broke doors and windows and charged into the Capitol with body armor and weapons, many of us hid behind chairs and under desks or barricaded ourselves in offices.
Ocasio-Cortez, other Democrats recount on House floor what they experienced during Capitol siege | Amy B Wang, Colby Itkowitz | February 5, 2021 | Washington PostAs the mob smashed through Capitol Police barricades, broke doors and windows, and charged into the Capitol with body armor and weapons, many of us hid behind chairs and under desks or barricaded ourselves in offices.
House to vote on removing GOP’s Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committees | Felicia Sonmez, John Wagner, Colby Itkowitz | February 4, 2021 | Washington PostThe team also touched up every “character, enemy, armor, gun, casual outfit” through “Mass Effect 1 and 2,” and “many” in the third entry.
Everything we know about ‘Mass Effect: Legendary Edition’: No multiplayer, ‘Mass Effect 1’ changes | Elise Favis | February 2, 2021 | Washington PostSome beetles wear armor made of their own poop to avoid getting eaten.
Honeybees fend off deadly hornets by decorating hives with poop | Asher Jones | January 19, 2021 | Science News For StudentsArthropods instead put their tough stuff on the outside where it acts as a suit of armor, Edgecombe says.
Explainer: Insects, arachnids and other arthropods | Curtis Segarra | January 19, 2021 | Science News For Students
Another member of the plot took care of the ammo along with black uniforms, night-vision equipment, and body armor.
The Shadowy U.S. Veteran Who Tried to Overthrow a Country | Jacob Siegel | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTUnlike all the trailers and screen shots for the movie, in the Bible Moses never holds a sword or wears armor.
Christian Bale: One Man's Moses Is Another Man's Terrorist | Candida Moss, Joel Baden | December 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd he would especially like American FGM-148 Javelins, man-portable anti-tank missiles to hit at Russian armor.
My finger burned when it touched the blossom of lead embedded in the ceramic armor.
This would seem reasonable, since in that direction lay the only territory open enough for swift attack by armor.
Blood in the Sand: When James Jones Wrote a Grunt’s View of D-Day | James Jones | November 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe governor made a strong thrust at him, which almost knocked him down; but showed that he was clad in armor.
What the armor-bearer was for the warlike races of old, such is the tchbukdi for their degenerate descendants.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.Absurd as that taffeta dress was for a child of her age, it seemed to her an armor against all disaster.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn | Margaret PenroseEdward, prince of Wales (called the black prince from the color of his armor), died, aged 46.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellOf course, I couldn't get these people to leave off their armor; they wouldn't do that when they bathed.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Complete | Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
British Dictionary definitions for armor
/ (ˈɑːmə) /
the US spelling of armour
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Other Idioms and Phrases with armor
see chink in one's armor; knight in shining armor.
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