armor
/ˈɑː.mə/ · arm·or
noun
- A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces. The tank's armor allowed it to withstand multiple missile strikes.
- A natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body. The turtle's armor protected it from predators in the wild.
- Metal plate, protecting a ship, military vehicle, or aircraft. The warship's armor plating made it nearly invulnerable to enemy fire.
verb
- To equip something with armor or a protective coating or hardening. The engineers armored the vehicle to protect it from mines.
- To provide something with an analogous form of protection. The software armored the computer against viruses and malware.
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Did you know? The word 'armor' has been used in various forms since the 14th century, with its earliest recorded use in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.