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armour
1[ ahr-mer ]
Armour
2[ ahr-mer ]
noun
- Philip Dan·forth [dan, -fawrth, -fohrth], 1832–1901, U.S. meat-packing industrialist.
armour
/ ˈɑ˳¾É™ /
noun
- any defensive covering, esp that of metal, chain mail, etc, worn by medieval warriors to prevent injury to the body in battle
- the protective metal plates on a tank, warship, etc
- military armoured fighting vehicles in general; military units equipped with these
- any protective covering, such as the shell of certain animals
- nautical the watertight suit of a diver
- engineering permanent protection for an underwater structure
- heraldic insignia; arms
verb
- tr to equip or cover with armour
Usage Note
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of armour1
Example Sentences
The soldier was part of a team of four who were conducting military drills in a large armoured vehicle when they disappeared near the city of Pabrade.
In March it announced a collaboration with Patria, a Finnish legacy defence firm, which will trial the tech on its armoured vehicles.
When officers searched him they found Dighton was wearing body armour and was carrying a hatchet in his bag.
The Congolese armed forces have bought Chinese armoured personnel carriers and drones.
The prince, in military uniform, peering from a Challenger 2 tank and then an armoured fighting vehicle, was sending a signal about the UK's commitment to deter any aggression from Russia.
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