noun · countable / uncountable · common

armor

armor · armors

броня, лати, панцир

доспехи, броня, латы, панцирь

Panzerung, Rüstung, Panzer, Bewehrung

A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or…A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.

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UK/ˈɑː.mə/US/ˈɑːɹ.mɚ/

» Tom came to save Mary like a knight in shining armor.

Том пришёл спасать Мэри, словно рыцарь в сияющих доспехах.

Meaning

6 senses

(US, uncountable)A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.
a suit of armor
Rüstung, Panzerung, Armierung
броня́bronjá, ла́тыláty, доспе́хиdospéxi
броня́bronjá, ла́тиláty
(US, uncountable)A natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body.
Panzerung
па́нцирьpáncirʹ
па́нцирpáncyr
(US, uncountable)A metal plate, protecting a ship, military vehicle, or aircraft.
(US, countable)A tank, or other heavy mobile assault vehicle.
Panzerung, Panzer, Panzerkraftwagen
боева́я брони́рованная маши́наbojevája bronírovannaja mašína, ББМBBM, бронетранспортёрbronetransportjór
(US, uncountable)A military formation consisting primarily of tanks or other armoured fighting vehicles, collectively.
бронета́нковые войска́bronetánkovyje vojská
a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles
(US, uncountable)The naturally occurring surface of pebbles, rocks or boulders that line the bed of a waterway or beach and provide protection against erosion.

Examples

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Tom came to save Mary like a knight in shining armor.
ruТом пришёл спасать Мэри, словно рыцарь в сияющих доспехах. — marafon
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Bruno was only given one armor.
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Gabor looked beautiful in the armor.
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Gabor took his armor and sword.
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When I travel, I don't wear armor.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces:

natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body:

Русский

By meaning 4

protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces:

natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body:

other heavy mobile assault vehicle:

military formation consisting primarily of tanks:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces:

other heavy mobile assault vehicle:

Origin

From Middle English armure, armour, armor, armeure, borrowed from Anglo-Norman armure and

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).

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