armor

[ ahr-mer ]

/ ˈɑr mər /

noun

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.

verb (used with object)

to cover or equip with armor or armor plate.

Also especially British, ar·mour.

Origin of armor

1250–1300; Middle English armo(u)r, armure < Anglo-French armour(e), armure Old French armëure < Latin armātūra armature; assimilated, in Middle English and Anglo-French, to nouns ending in -our -or²

OTHER WORDS FROM armor

ar·mor·less, adjective an·ti·ar·mor, adjective sub·ar·mor, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH armor

amour armoire armor

Words nearby armor

armless, armlet, armload, armlock, armoire, armor, armor plate, armor-clad, armor-piercing, armorbearer, armored

Example sentences from the Web for armoured

The armoured plates on the undamaged places on bombers, cut down losses by something like 30 per cent.

Peter Worthington on Thinking Outside the Box |David Frum |May 17, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
French troops in armoured personnel carriers rolled through the streets of Kidal in northern Mali on Wednesday.

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In the straggling line battleships and cruisers, armoured and unarmoured, were mingled together.

Famous Sea Fights |John Richard Hale
In the centre were the two little battleships, with the armoured cruisers, "Lai-yuen" and "King-yuen," to right and left of them.

Famous Sea Fights |John Richard Hale

No man fought an armoured motor car more gallantly and successfully than Commander Sampson, the famous airman.

The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) |James Edward Parrott
I took advantage of his escort to carry out a long-cherished desire to see the wreck of the armoured train at Kraipann.

South African Memories |Lady Sarah Wilson
It had been one of the tenets of war that armoured ships were more than a match for shore batteries.

Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. |Percy F. Westerman

British Dictionary definitions for armoured (1 of 2)

armoured

US armored

/ (ˈɑːməd) /

adjective

having a protective covering, such as armour or bone

comprising units making use of armoured vehicles an armoured brigade

(of glass) toughened

British Dictionary definitions for armoured (2 of 2)

armor

/ (ˈɑːmə) /

noun

the US spelling of armour

Idioms and Phrases with armoured

armor

see chink in one's armor; knight in shining armor.

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armor

noun

verb (used with object)

Origin of armor

OTHER WORDS FROM armor

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Example sentences from the Web for armoured

British Dictionary definitions for armoured (1 of 2)

US armored

adjective

British Dictionary definitions for armoured (2 of 2)

noun

Idioms and Phrases with armoured

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armor

noun

verb (used with object)

Origin of armor

OTHER WORDS FROM armor

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH armor

Words nearby armor

Example sentences from the Web for armoured

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US armored

adjective

British Dictionary definitions for armoured (2 of 2)

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for armoured (1 of 2)