armour

¹

[ahr-mer]

noun

Chiefly British.

1. armor.

Armour

²

[ahr-mer]

noun

1. Philip Danforth 1832–1901, U.S. meat-packing industrialist.

armour

/ ˈɑːmə /

noun

1. any defensive covering, esp that of metal, chain mail, etc, worn by medieval warriors to prevent injury to the body in battle

2. the protective metal plates on a tank, warship, etc

3. military armoured fighting vehicles in general; military units equipped with these

4. any protective covering, such as the shell of certain animals

5. nautical the watertight suit of a diver

6. engineering permanent protection for an underwater structure

7. heraldic insignia; arms

verb

1. (tr) to equip or cover with armour

Usage

See -our.

Word History and Origins

Origin of armour¹

C13: from Old French armure, from Latin armātūra armour, equipment

Example Sentences

The video also showed two Russian bombers launching an attack and displayed heavy Russian equipment including helicopters and armoured personnel carriers.

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"I had a lot of armour and it wasn't easily pierced," she says.

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"This includes, among other things, artillery, drones, armoured vehicles and the replacement of two Patriot systems."

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Already, Egyptian conservators based there have painstakingly restored items belonging to Tutankhamun, including his impressive armour made of textiles and leather.

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The troops, accompanied by drones and light armoured vehicles, entered Blida and stormed the town hall, where the employee - named as Ibrahim Salameh - was sleeping, according to Lebanon's state-run National News Agency.

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