armour (redirected from armours)

ar·mour  (ärmr)

n. & v. Chiefly British

Variant of armor.

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armour or US armor

Noun

1. metal clothing worn by medieval warriors for protection in battle

2. Mil armoured fighting vehicles in general

3. the protective metal plates on a tank or warship

4. protective covering, such as the shell of certain animals

5. a quality or attitude that gives protection

Verb

to equip or cover with armour [Latin armātūra armour, equipment]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	armour - a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles armor military force, military group, military unit, force - a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men" armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
	2.	armour - protective covering made of metal and used in combat armor body armor, body armour, cataphract, coat of mail, suit of armor, suit of armour - armor that protects the wearer's whole body protective cover, protective covering, protection - a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors" buckler, shield - armor carried on the arm to intercept blows
	3.	armour - tough more-or-less rigid protective covering of an animal or plant armor protective covering - the tough natural covering of some organisms
Verb	1.	armour - equip with armor                     armor equip, fit out, outfit, fit - provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities"

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armour

noun protection, covering, shield, sheathing, armour plate, chain mail, protective covering

Translations

armour, armor (US) [ˈɑːməʳ] n → armadura

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armour (US), armor [ˈɑːməʳ] n → armure f;

(also: armour-plating) → blindage m;

(Mil) (= tanks); blindés mpl

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armour (US) armor [ˈɑːməʳ] n (Hist) → Rüstung f;

(also: armour-plating) → Panzerplatte f;

(Mil) (tanks) → Panzerfahrzeuge pl

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armour (US), armor [ˈɑːməʳ] n → armatura;

(also: armour-plating) → corazza, blindatura;

(MIL) (= tanks); mezzi mpl blindati

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armour

n armour [ˈaːmə]

1 formerly, a metal suit worn by knights etc as a protection while fighting a suit of armour. wapenrusting دِرْع وَخوذَه ризница brnění rustning die Rüstung πανοπλία armadura raudrüü زره haarniska armure שִׁרְיוֹן कवच oklop páncél baju zirah/besi/rantai brynklæði armatura よろいかぶと 갑옷 šarvai bruņas baju besi harnas rustning zbroja armadura armură доспехи brnenie oklep oklop []rustning เสื้อเกราะ zırh 盔甲 лати زرہ بکتر áo giáp 盔甲

2 a metal covering to protect ships, tanks etc against damage from weapons. pantser دِرْع السَّفينَه أو الدَّبَّابَه броня pancéřování panser die Panzerung θωράκιση blindaje soomuskate حفاظ زرهی panssari blindage שִׁרְיוֹן बख्तर oklop páncélzat lapis baja brynvörn blindatura 装甲 장갑용 강철판 šarvai bruņas perisai pantser panser pancerz blindagem blindaj броня opancierovanie jeklen oklep oklop pansar เกราะป้องกัน zırh 裝甲板 броня بکتر بندی کے لئے استعمال ہونے والی دھات xe bọc thép 装甲板

adj armoured

1 (of vehicles etc) protected by armour an armoured car. gepantser مُدَرَّعَه، مُصَفَّحَه брониран pancéřovaný, obrněný pansret; panser- gepanzert (τε)θωρακισμένος blindado soomus- زرهدار panssaroitu blindé מְשוּריָן बख्तरबंद oklopni páncélozott lapis baja bryn- blindato 装甲した 장갑한 šarvuotas bruņots kenderaan berperisai gepantserd pansret, panser- opancerzony blindado blindat бронированный pancierový, obrnený blindiran oklopno (vozilo) bepansrad, pansar- ที่ได้รับการป้องกัน zırhlı 裝甲的 броньований بکتر بند bọc thép 装甲的

2 made up of armoured vehicles an armoured division of an army. pantseragtig مُدَرَّعَه، مُصَفَّحَه брониран pancéřový pansertropper Panzer-... (τε)θωρακισμένος blindado soomus- مجهز به خودروهای زره پوش panssari- blindé כּוֹח מְשוּריָן बख्तरबंद डिविजन oklopni páncélos hadosztály kesatuan lapis baja brynvarinn blindato 装甲車輛からなる 장갑 차량으로 구성된 šarvuočių bruņu-; bruņots berperisai pantser- panser(divisjon) pancerny blindado blindat бронетанковый pancierový oklopen oklopna (divizija) pansar- ที่สร้างจากยานพาหนะที่ได้รับการป้องกัน zırhlı 裝甲(部隊)的 бронетанковий بکتر بند گاڑیوں کا شعبہ binh chủng thiết giáp 装甲「部队」的

n armoury

the place where weapons are made or kept. wapenopslag مُسْتَودَع أسْلِحَه، مَصْنَع أسْلِحَه арсенал arzenál, zbrojnice våbendepot die Waffenfabrik; das Waffenlager οπλοστάσιο arsenal relvistu انبار تسلیحات asevarikko, asetehdas arsenal נַשָקִיָה शस्त्रागार oružarnica fegyver(rak)tár gudang senjata vopnabúr arsenale 兵器庫 병기고 ginklinė, arsenalas arsenāls gedung senjata wapenkamer våpenarsenal zbrojownia arsenal arsenal арсенал arzenál, zbrojnica orožarna fabrika (skladište) oružja vapenförråd, rustkammare คลังแสง silâh deposu 兵工廠；軍械庫 склад зброї; арсенал اسلحہ خانہ kho vũ khí 兵工厂；军械库

n army [ˈaːmi]

1 a large number of men armed and organized for war The two armies met at dawn. weermag جَيْش войска armáda hær die Armee στρατός ejército armee ارتش؛ سپاه armeija armée צָבָא सेना vojska hadsereg angkatan perang her esercito 軍隊 군대, 육군 armija armija angkatan tentera leger hær, armé armia exército armată армия armáda vojska armija (vojska) armé, här กองทัพ ordu 軍隊 армія فوج ، لشکر quân đội 军队

2 a large number (of people etc) an army of tourists. trop, bondel عَدَد كَبير مَن армия armáda, davy hær ein Heer στρατιά multitud, bandada kari گروه بزرگ lauma foule הָמוֹן, “צְבָא” बड़ी संख्या mnoštvo sereg rombongan besar hersing massa 大勢 다수 minia liels daudzums kumpulan besar menigte hærskare gromada multidão mulţime множество (velika) množica mnoštvo stor hop, härskara ฝูงชน kalabalık, sürü 大群 армія گروہ ، جماعت đám đông 大群