armor
nounEtymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rmosder. Latin arma Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin armō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin armātūra Old French armeure Anglo-Norman armurebor. Middle English armure English armor 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).
Definitions
A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse…
A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.
- a suit of armor
A natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body.
A metal plate, protecting a ship, military vehicle, or aircraft.
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A tank, or other heavy mobile assault vehicle.
A military formation consisting primarily of tanks or other armoured fighting vehicles,…
A military formation consisting primarily of tanks or other armoured fighting vehicles, collectively.
- Good work, Chief. Link up with our armor on the far side of the wall.
The naturally occurring surface of pebbles, rocks or boulders that line the bed of a…
The naturally occurring surface of pebbles, rocks or boulders that line the bed of a waterway or beach and provide protection against erosion.
To equip something with armor or a protective coating or hardening.
To provide something with an analogous form of protection.
A surname.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for armor. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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