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armor definition

ar·mor (är′mər)

noun

  1. covering worn to protect the body against weapons
  2. any defensive or protective covering, as on animals or plants, or the metal plating on warships, warplanes, etc.
  3. the armored forces and vehicles of an army; tanks, reconnaissance cars, etc.
  4. a quality or condition serving as a defense difficult to penetrate

Etymology: ME armure < OFr < L armatura: see armature

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to put armor or armor plate on

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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