Illustration of armor
- 1 helmet
- 2 gorget
- 3 shoulder piece
- 4 pallette
- 5 breastplate
- 6 brassard
- 7 elbow piece
- 8 skirt of tasses
- 9 tuille
- 10 gauntlet
- 11 cuisse
- 12 knee piece
- 13 jambeau
- 14 solleret
1
: defensive covering for the body
especially
: covering (as of metal) used in combat
2
: a quality or circumstance that affords protection
the armor of prosperity
3
: a protective outer layer (as of a ship, a plant or animal, or a cable)
4
: armored forces and vehicles (such as tanks)
armor
transitive verb
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Examples of armor in a Sentence
The officers are required to wear bulletproof body armor.
The shots penetrated the tank's armor.
The armadillo's armor consists of a series of small, bony plates.
a weapon designed for use against enemy armor
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Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
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—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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—Madeline Boardman, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
Burtka opted for the likeness of Poseidon the god of the sea, carrying a trident and wearing shelled armor.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Heidi Klum as an alien transformer in 2010 Klum went as an alien transformer in 2010, embracing a glittery purple visage, wearing bright red armor, and walking on stilts.
—Madeline Boardman, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
The Amazonian image of Joan of Arc in armor is perhaps the most recurrent one in popular culture, inspiring thousands, if not hundreds and thousands, of similar depictions.
—Tacita Quinn, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Armor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armor. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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armor
noun
ar·mor
ˈär-mər 
1
: a covering (as of metal) to protect the body in battle
2
: a protective covering (as the steel sides of a battleship or the covering of an animal or plant)
3
: armored forces and vehicles (as tanks)
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