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
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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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Protective products, like base coats or layered applications, act as a coat of armor, sealing the nail to prevent breakage and damage.
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Iman Balagam, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2025
The biggest omission, though, is the lack of armor.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
Swords, scabbards, armor — weaponry and objects related to combat are plentiful in the show.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025
The heavy six-ply fabric felt primordially satisfying, like a light suit of armor, but one that managed to cling to my body with near perfection.
—Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
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Iman Balagam, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2025
The biggest omission, though, is the lack of armor.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
Swords, scabbards, armor — weaponry and objects related to combat are plentiful in the show.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025
The heavy six-ply fabric felt primordially satisfying, like a light suit of armor, but one that managed to cling to my body with near perfection.
—Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
See all Example Sentences for armor
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“Armor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armor. Accessed 20 Feb. 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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