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
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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Even with all that extra armor, every turtle tank sortie across no-man’s-land is risky.
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David Axe, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
He is held captive by the terrorist group Ten Rings and eventually escapes in a suit of powered armor, kept alive by an electromagnet in his chest.
—Jacqueline Weiss, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
The Russian onslaught has been costly in troops and armor but hasn't brought a strategically significant breakthrough for the Kremlin.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Guarded by his armor, his future seems to shine as brightly as his sparkling dresses.
—Giorgia Feroldi, Vogue, 1 Mar. 2025
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David Axe, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
He is held captive by the terrorist group Ten Rings and eventually escapes in a suit of powered armor, kept alive by an electromagnet in his chest.
—Jacqueline Weiss, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
The Russian onslaught has been costly in troops and armor but hasn't brought a strategically significant breakthrough for the Kremlin.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Guarded by his armor, his future seems to shine as brightly as his sparkling dresses.
—Giorgia Feroldi, Vogue, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Armor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armor. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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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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