armour

ar·mour

 (är′mər)

n. & v. Chiefly British

Variant of armor.

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armour

(ˈɑːmə) or

armor

n

1. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) any defensive covering, esp that of metal, chain mail, etc, worn by medieval warriors to prevent injury to the body in battle

2. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) the protective metal plates on a tank, warship, etc

3. (Military) military armoured fighting vehicles in general; military units equipped with these

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

5. (Nautical Terms) nautical the watertight suit of a diver

6. (Civil Engineering) engineering permanent protection for an underwater structure

7. (Heraldry) heraldic insignia; arms

vb

(Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) (tr) to equip or cover with armour

[C13: from Old French armure, from Latin armātūra armour, equipment]

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armour

Past participle: armoured
Gerund: armouring

Imperative

armour

armour

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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 a medieval suit of armour

Armour

armet, basinet or bascinet, breastplate, camail, chamfrain, chamfron, or chanfron, coat-of-mail, corselet or corslet, couter, crinet, cuirass, cuisse or cuish, culet, gauntlet, gorget, greave, gusset, helmet, jack, jambeau, jambart, or jamber, jupon, lance rest, mail, nosepiece, pavloron, poleyn, roundel, sabaton, sword belt, tasset, tasse, or tace, umbo, vambrace, ventail, visor or vizor

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Translations

دِرْعدِرْع السَّفينَه أو الدَّبَّابَهدِرْع وَخوذَه

brněnípancéřování

panserrustning

RüstungPanzerPanzerung

πανοπλία

armadura

haarniska

armureblindage

oklop

páncélpáncélzat

brynklæîibrynvörn

corazzaarmaturablindarecorazzarearmamento

甲冑

갑옷

armijaarsenalasginklinėminiašarvai

bruņas

wapenuitrusting

rustningpanser

zbroja

armadura

броня

brnenieopancierovanie

rustning

เสื้อเกราะ

zırh

áo giáp

盔甲装甲板

armour

armor (US) [ˈɑːməʳ]

A. N

1. (Mil, Zool, fig) → armadura f; (= steel plates) → blindaje m

2. (= tank forces) → divisiones fpl acorazadas, fuerzas fpl blindadas

B. VT → blindar, acorazar

C. CPD armour plate N → blindaje m
armour plating N = armour plate

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armour

[ˈɑː^rmə^r] (British) armor (US) n

[knight] → armure f

(also armour-plating) → blindage m

(= tanks) → blindés mpl

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armour

, (US) armor

n

→ Rüstung f; (of animal) → Panzer m; suit of armour → Rüstung f; (fig) → Panzer m, → Rüstung f; to wear armour → eine Rüstung tragen

(no pl: = steel plates) → Panzerplatte(n) f(pl)

(= vehicles) → Panzerfahrzeuge pl; (= forces) → Panzertruppen pl

vt → panzern; (fig) → wappnen

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armour

, (US) armor:

armour-piercing

adj → panzerbrechend

armour-plated

adj → gepanzert

armour plating

n → Panzerung f

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armour

armor (Am) [ˈɑːməʳ] n → armatura (also armour-plating) → corazza, blindatura (Mil) (tanks) → mezzi mpl blindati

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armour

(American) armor (ˈaːmə) noun

1. formerly, a metal suit worn by knights etc as a protection while fighting. a suit of armour. wapenrusting دِرْع وَخوذَه ризница armadura brnění die Rüstung rustning πανοπλίαarmadura raudrüü زره haarniska armureשריון कवच oklop páncél baju zirah/besi/rantai brynklæði armatura よろいかぶと 갑옷과 투구 šarvai bruņas baju besi harnasrustningzbroja زره armadura armură доспехи brnenie oklep oklop [strids]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 blindagem pancéřování die Panzerung panser θωράκιση blindaje soomuskate حفاظ زرهی panssarointi blindageשריון बख्तर oklop páncélzat lapis baja brynvörn blindatura 装甲 장갑용 강철판 šarvai bruņas perisai pantserpanserpancerz په دفاعی وسلی سمبالیدل blindagem blindaj броня opancierovanie jeklen oklep oklop pansar เกราะป้องกัน zırh 裝甲 броня بکتر بندی کے لئے استعمال ہونے والی دھات xe bọc thép 装甲板

ˈarmoured adjective

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

2. made up of armoured vehicles. an armoured division of an army. pantseragtig مُدَرَّعَه، مُصَفَّحَه брониран blindado pancéřový Panzer-... pansertropper (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 기갑 부대에 의한 šarvuočių bruņu-; bruņots berperisai pantser-panser pancerny په زرعی وسایلو سمبال 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

ˈarmoury – plural ˈarmouries – noun

the place where weapons are made or kept. wapenopslag مُسْتَودَع أسْلِحَه، مَصْنَع أسْلِحَه арсенал arsenal arzenál, zbrojnice die Waffenfabrik; das Waffenlager våbendepot οπλοστάσιο arsenal relvistu انبار تسلیحات arsenaali arsenal נַשָקִיָה शस्त्रागार oružarnica fegyver(rak)tár gudang senjata vopnabúr arsenale 兵器庫 병기고 ginklinė, arsenalas arsenāls gedung senjata wapenkamervåpenarsenalzbrojownia د تسلیحاتو انبار 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

army (ˈaːmi) – plural ˈarmies – noun

1. a large number of men armed and organized for war. The two armies met at dawn. weermag جَيْش войска exército armáda die Armee hær στρατόςejército armee ارتش؛ سپاه armeija arméeצבא सेना vojska hadsereg angkatan perang her esercito 軍隊 군대 armija armija angkatan tentera legerhær, arméarmia عسکر، سپاه 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 multidão armáda, davy ein Heer hær στρατιάmultitud, bandada kari گروه بزرگ suuri määrä fouleהמון, “צבא” बड़ी संख्या mnoštvo sereg rombongan besar hersing massa 大勢 큰 무리, 단체 minia liels daudzums kumpulan besar menigtehærskaregromada لویه ډله multidão mulţime множество (velika) množica mnoštvo stor hop, härskara ฝูงชน kalabalık, sürü 大群 армія گروہ ، جماعت đám đông 大群

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armour

→ دِرْع brnění panser Rüstung πανοπλία armadura haarniska blindage oklop armatura 甲冑 갑옷 wapenuitrusting rustning zbroja armadura броня rustning เสื้อเกราะ zırh áo giáp 盔甲

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