armor

CEFRC1

/ˈɑː.mə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Strong clothing or covering worn to protect the body.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A metal plate, protecting a ship, military vehicle, or aircraft.

Examples

  • He who wears armor falls with a big crash!

  • When I travel, I don't wear armor.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body.

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

  3. A tank, or other heavy mobile assault vehicle.

More examples

In context

  • a suit of armor

  • Good work, Chief. Link up with our armor on the far side of the wall.

Synonyms

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Medieval knights wore heavy metal blank to protect themselves during battles and jousting tournaments.

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Origin

noun

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).