Illustration of armor
- 1 helmet
- 2 gorget
- 3 shoulder piece
- 4 pallette
- 5 breastplate
- 6 brassard
- 7 elbow piece
- 8 skirt of tasses
- 9 tuille
- 10 gauntlet
- 11 cuisse
- 12 knee piece
- 13 jambeau
- 14 solleret
1
: defensive covering for the body
especially : covering (as of metal) used in combat
2
: a quality or circumstance that affords protection
the armor of prosperity
3
: a protective outer layer (as of a ship, a plant or animal, or a cable)
4
: armored forces and vehicles (such as tanks)
armor transitive verb
Examples of armor in a Sentence
The officers are required to wear bulletproof body armor. The shots penetrated the tank's armor. The armadillo's armor consists of a series of small, bony plates. a weapon designed for use against enemy armor
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Klymenko, who wore body armor, said the man was carrying a carbine. —
ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026 The remaining 10% comes from the shoe armor, which Gonzales and Manoogian said has been slow to be adopted. —Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026 Likewise diverging from the norm, a Retiarius on a pottery relief from Gaul, instead of being almost naked, wears a helmet, body armor, and greaves. —Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026 Los Angeles County deputies arrested a man last week after he was spotted on a Rancho Palos Verdes hiking trail armed with multiple guns and wearing body armor. —Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for armor
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ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026 The remaining 10% comes from the shoe armor, which Gonzales and Manoogian said has been slow to be adopted. —Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026 Likewise diverging from the norm, a Retiarius on a pottery relief from Gaul, instead of being almost naked, wears a helmet, body armor, and greaves. —Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026 Los Angeles County deputies arrested a man last week after he was spotted on a Rancho Palos Verdes hiking trail armed with multiple guns and wearing body armor. —Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for armor
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“Armor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/armor. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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armor
noun
ar·mor ˈär-mər 
1
: a covering (as of metal) to protect the body in battle
2
: a protective covering (as the steel sides of a battleship or the covering of an animal or plant)
3
: armored forces and vehicles (as tanks)
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