Armour - English meaning

Armour – definitions in English dictionary

noun
The metal coverings formerly worn to protect the body in battle.
Usage examples:
Knights in armour
Synonims:
Protective covering Armour plate Covering Protection Sheathing Shield Chain armour Chain mail Coat of mail Panoply
noun
The tough metal layer covering a military vehicle or ship to defend it from attack.
Usage examples:
Use of these copper-free alloys has increased in recent years and now includes automotive applicati…
Synonims:
Protective covering Armour plate Covering Protection Sheathing Shield Chain armour Chain mail Coat of mail Panoply
noun
The protective layer or shell of some animals and plants.
Usage examples:
The oddly jointed pectoral fin armor is a memorable feature of the placoderms, especially antiarchs.
noun
A person's emotional, social, or other defences.
Usage examples:
His armour of self-confidence

verb
Provide (someone) with emotional, social, or other defences.
Usage examples:
The knowledge armoured him against her

noun
Strong covering that protects something, especially the body
Usage examples:
Police put on body armour before confronting the rioters., in the past, knights used to wear suits …

Armour translation into English

Armour: translate from English into Chinese

盔甲, 甲, 铠, 铁甲

Armour: translate from English into Dutch

Schild, Pantser, Harnas, Bepantsering, Wapenrusting, Kuras, Blinderen, Pantseren

Armour: translate from English into French

Armure, Blinder, Forces blindées

Armour: translate from English into German

Rüstung, Panzer, Harnisch

Armour: translate from English into Hindi

हाथ - या, कवच, आर्मर्ड, तनुत्राण, हथियारबंदी, शस्रीकरण, असलह, कवचवाला, बख्तारबंद करना, कवच से सुसज्जित करना, बख़्तरबंद, बख़्तर

Armour: translate from English into Italian

Armatura, Corazza, Blindare, Corazzare

Armour: translate from English into Korean

갑옷, 장갑, 기갑 부대, 철갑, 무구, 방호 기관, 갑옷을 입히는, 갑옷을 입히다

Armour: translate from English into Russian

Броня, Доспехи, Панцирь, Латы, Бронированный, Вооружение, Скафандр, Бронировать, Бронетанковые войска, Бронесилы, Покрывать броней

Armour: translate from English into Spanish

Armadura, Blindar, Blindaje, Coraza, Fuerzas blindadas, Acorazar, Blasón, Armar

Word origin

Middle English: from Old French armure, from Latin armatura, from armare ‘to arm’ (see arm2).

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Armour – similar words

armourers

noun
A maker, supplier, or repairer of weapons or armour.
Usage examples:
The protection and embellishment of the warrior's head has preoccupied warriors themselves, as well…

noun
A person who makes, repairs, and supplies weapons
Usage examples:
A skilled armourer can reactivate a deactivated submachine gun of this type in as little as two hou…

Armourers - all meanings in English

armourer

noun
A maker, supplier, or repairer of weapons or armour.
Usage examples:
The protection and embellishment of the warrior's head has preoccupied warriors themselves, as well…

noun
A person who makes, repairs, and supplies weapons
Usage examples:
A skilled armourer can reactivate a deactivated submachine gun of this type in as little as two hou…

Armourer - all meanings in English

armoured

adjective
Covered with or protected by armour.
Usage examples:
Armoured vehicles

verb
Provide (someone) with emotional, social, or other defences.
Usage examples:
The knowledge armoured him against her

adjective
Protected by a strong covering, or using military vehicles protected by strong covering
Usage examples:
An armoured tank, armoured troops, an armoured division (= military group)

Armoured - all meanings in English

Armour synonims

covering

noun
A thing used to protect, decorate, or conceal something else.
Usage examples:
A vinyl floor covering

adjective
(of shooting) carried out to protect an exposed person from an enemy.
Usage examples:
We retreated behind spurts of covering fire

verb
Put something on top of or in front of (something), especially in order to protect or conceal it.
Usage examples:
The table had been covered with a checked tablecloth

Covering - all meanings in English

panoply

noun
An extensive or impressive collection.
Usage examples:
A deliciously inventive panoply of insults

noun
A wide range or collection of different things
Usage examples:
There is a whole panoply of remedies and drugs available to the modern doctor.

Panoply - all meanings in English

protection

noun
The action of protecting, or the state of being protected.
Usage examples:
The b vitamins give protection against infection

noun
The condition or state of being kept safe from injury, damage, or loss
Usage examples:
[ u ] their tent offered little protection against the storm., [ c ] the proposed law is intended t…

noun
The act of keeping someone or something safe from injury, damage, or loss, or the state of being protected in this way
Usage examples:
We need protection from bad or incompetent doctors., retailers believe the magnetic cards give the …

Protection - all meanings in English

sheathing

noun
Protective casing or covering.
Usage examples:
We run each bit of riser through our fingers, checking visually and by feel for any cuts, snags or …

verb
Put (a weapon such as a knife or sword) into a sheath.
Usage examples:
I sheathed my dagger

noun
A close-fitting covering designed to protect something
Usage examples:
The frame is covered by a glass and metal sheathing., the dome's exterior has been covered with pro…

Sheathing - all meanings in English

shield

noun
A broad piece of metal or another suitable material, held by straps or a handle attached on one side, used as a protection against blows or missiles.
Usage examples:
Patrick whipped out his new shield and the shield defended against the blow.

verb
Protect from a danger, risk, or unpleasant experience.
Usage examples:
He pulled the cap lower to shield his eyes from the glare

verb
Armor carried on the arm to intercept blows

Shield - all meanings in English

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