armor in English dictionary

  • armor

    Meanings and definitions of "armor"

    • (uncountable) A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.
    • (uncountable) A natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body.
    • (uncountable) Metal plate, protecting a ship, military vehicle, or aircraft.
    • (countable) A tank, or other heavy mobile assault vehicle.
    • (military, uncountable) A military formation consisting primarily of tanks or other armoured fighting vehicles, collectively.
    • (transitive) To equip something with armor or a protective coating or hardening.
    • (transitive) To provide something with an analogous form of protection.
    • noun
      (uncountable)
      A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.
    • noun
      (uncountable)
      A natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body.
    • noun
      (uncountable)
      Metal plate, protecting a ship, military vehicle, or aircraft.
    • noun
      (countable)
      A tank, or other heavy mobile assault vehicle.
    • noun
      (military, uncountable)
      A military formation consisting primarily of tanks or other armoured fighting vehicles, collectively.
    • noun
      (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.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To equip something with armor or a protective coating or hardening.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To provide something with an analogous form of protection.
    • armour (e.g. tank)
    • Clothing that soldiers wear to protect themselves during combat. Historically made of leather or metal, today special materials like kevlar are used.
    • protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
    • natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
    • other heavy mobile assault vehicle
    • military formation consisting primarily of tanks
    • armor (armour)
    • noun
      a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles
    • noun
      protective covering made of metal and used in combat
    • noun
      the combat arm that deploys any type of armored forces, such as self-propelled artillery, tanks, etc.
    • noun
      tough more-or-less rigid protective covering of an animal or plant
    • verb
      equip with armor

    Synonyms of "armor" in English dictionary

    military force, fit, protection are the top synonyms of "armor" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of armor

    • armor ( third-person singular simple present armors, present participle armoring, simple past and past participle armored)
    • armor ( countable and uncountable;  plural  armors) (chiefly US)
    • armor (countable and uncountable, plural armors) (chiefly American)
    • armor (third-person singular simple present armors, present participle armoring, simple past and past participle armored)
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