armour
British standard spelling of armorBritish standard spelling of armor.
» The knight's armour gleamed in the sun.
Доспехи рыцаря блестели на солнце. — marafon
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)British standard spelling of armor.
- tough more-or-less rigid protective covering of an animal or plant
- protective covering made of metal and used in combat
- a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles
Examples
19 sentencesThe knight's armour gleamed in the sun.
ruДоспехи рыцаря блестели на солнце. — marafon
The armour lay forgotten in a corner.
deDie Rüstungen lagen vergessen in einer Ecke. — brauchinet
Crayfish, as they grow, shed their armour.
Thankfully, this game does not have bikini armour.
In this game, female characters wear boob armour.
Forms
plural: armoursSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.