armor

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noun ar·mor \ˈär-mər\

Definition of armor

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

armorless

play \-mər-ləs\ adjective

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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

Recent Examples of armor from the Web

Manufacturing Point Blank Enterprises, the Pompano Beach manufacturer of soft body armor and related protective solutions, appointed Mike Archibald as president of The Protective Group, or TPG.

— cindy kent, Sun-Sentinel.com, "People on the move: Career moves in South Florida", 29 June 2017
Inside, the sweeping collections of sculptures and paintings, weapons and armor, musical instruments, costumes, fashion art, and more—over two million artworks, total—are tended by curators and scholars in 17 different departments.

— william d. cohan, The Hive, "Inside a Met Director’s Shocking Exit and the Billion-Dollar Battle for the Museum’s Future", 19 June 2017
Take your little knight in shining armor to Date Knight, Taltree's new twist on a mother-son event.

— joan dittmann, Post-Tribune, "Unleash your inner superhero this weekend", 14 June 2017
Apparel: New outfits, armor, and items for your character.

— hayden dingman, PCWorld, "Bethesda at E3: Wolfenstein II, a Dishonored spinoff, and the return of paid mods", 12 June 2017
The chief executives of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Citigroup Inc. are the latest bank bosses to be hooked by an email prankster trolling top Wall Street brass, exposing a low-tech gap in banks’ cybersecurity armor.

— liz hoffman and telis demos, WSJ, "Goldman’s Blankfein, Citi’s Corbat Duped by Email Prankster", 12 June 2017
Matthew Abramson, of Aberdeen, worked with the Army Research Lab on materials to make soldier body armor more effective.

— david anderson, The Aegis, "Aberdeen High's SMA Class of 2017 shows their Capstone projects Tuesday", 7 June 2017
I’m now supposed to shed the trappings of politeness, the armor of peppy extraversion that protects me during interactions with strangers.

— julie beck, The Atlantic, "I Went to an ASMR Spa", 5 June 2017
After about 10 minutes, Abbas said diners were escorted single-file out of the restaurant and led away from the area by armed police in body armor.

— saphora smith, NBC News, "London Bridge Attack: 6 Killed, 30 Wounded; 3 Suspects Shot Dead by Police", 3 June 2017

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