armor
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armor¹
- /ˈɑː.mə/ UK
- /ˈɑːɹ.mɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)mə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English armure, armour, armor, armeure, borrowed from Anglo-Norman armure and Old French armeüre, from Latin armātūra. Doublet of armature and armure. By surface analysis, arm (“to cover or furnish”) + -or (suffix forming agent nouns or nouns of quality, state, or condition).
noun armors · armour
- A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces. a suit of armor
- A natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body.
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A metal plate, protecting a ship, military vehicle, or aircraft.
Similar: armor plate, armour plate
- A tank, or other heavy mobile assault vehicle.
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A military formation consisting primarily of tanks or other armoured fighting vehicles, collectively.
Good work, Chief. Link up with our armor on the far side of the wall.
Similar: cavalry, mechanized, body armour, body armor, mail, chain mail, plate, suit of armour, suit of armor
- The naturally occurring surface of pebbles, rocks or boulders that line the bed of a waterway or beach and provide protection against erosion.
Similar: mechanized, cavalry
verb armors · armoring · armored · armour
- To equip something with armor or a protective coating or hardening.
- To provide something with an analogous form of protection.
Armor²
proper noun Armors
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: armour, armoured, shield, weave, twill, sweater, suit, bundle, vest, piercing, tank, punch, cavalry, mail, shielding, sonic
noun
Similar: mechanized, cavalry
Translations
Every language
noun protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
| Español | armadura, blindaje |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 갑옷 gabot |
| 日本語 | 鎧 yoroi, 装甲 sōkō |
| 中文 | 盔甲 kuījiǎ, 鐵甲 /铁甲 tiějiǎ, 鎧甲 /铠甲 kǎijiǎ |
| हिन्दी | कवच kavac |
| Português | armadura |
| Français | armure |
| Deutsch | Rüstung, Panzerung, Armierung, Bewehrung |
| Italiano | armatura |
| Ελληνικά | θωράκιση thorákisi, πανοπλία panoplía, οπλισμός oplismós |
| Română | armură, blindaj |
| Русский | броня́ bronjá, ла́ты láty, доспе́хи dospéxi |
| Tiếng Việt | áo giáp, giáp |
| العربية | دِرْع dirʕ |
| עברית | שִׁרְיוֹן shiryon |
noun natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
| Español | coraza |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 철갑 cheolgap |
| 日本語 | 鎧 yoroi, 装甲 sōkō |
| 中文 | 鎧甲 /铠甲 kǎijiǎ |
| Português | couraça |
| Français | cuirasse |
| Deutsch | Panzerung |
| Italiano | corazza |
| Ελληνικά | θωράκιση thorákisi |
| Русский | па́нцирь páncirʹ |
| עברית | שִׁרְיוֹן shiryon |
noun other heavy mobile assault vehicle
| Español | blindado |
|---|---|
| Português | (veículo) blindado |
| Deutsch | Panzerung, Panzer, Panzerkraftwagen |
| Ελληνικά | τεθωρακισμένο tethorakisméno |
| Română | vehicul blindat, blindat |
| Русский | боева́я брони́рованная маши́на bojevája bronírovannaja mašína, ББМ BBM, бронетранспортёр bronetransportjór |
| עברית | משוריין meshuryan |
noun military formation consisting primarily of tanks
| Ελληνικά | τεθωρακισμένα tethorakisména |
|---|---|
| Română | unitate blindată, trupe blindate |
| Русский | бронета́нковые войска́ bronetánkovyje vojská |
verb to equip with armour
| Deutsch | panzern |
|---|---|
| Русский | бронирова́ть bronirovátʹ |
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title = {armor},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/armor},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
