Complete Definition of "armour"


English

Pronunciation
(UK) IPA|/���m�/
audio|en-us-armour.ogg|Audio (US)

Alternative spellings
italbrac|US armor

Noun
en-noun|s|- CE

  1. uncountable A form of body protection that consists of a hard material that is worn around the vital areas of the body.
  2. uncountable A natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body.
  3. countable A tank, or other heavy mobile assault vehicle.
  4. uncountable A military formation consisting primarily of tanks or other armoured fighting vehicles.

Translations
trans-top|body protection
Albanian: armor, parzmore
Finnish: haarniska
French: armure f
German: Rüstung f
Hebrew: שר��� m
Italian: armatura f
Dutch: pantser f
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Polish: zbroja f, pancerz m
Portuguese: armadura#Portuguese|armadura f
Spanish: armadura#Spanish|armadura f
Swedish: rustning#Swedish|rustning f
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trans-top|animal's body protection
Hebrew: שר��� m
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Polish: pancerz m
Portuguese: couraça f
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;tank
See tank.

trans-top|other heavy mobile assault vehicle
Albanian: koracë
German: Panzerung f, Panzer m, Panzerkraftwagen
Hebrew: �ש�ר�� m
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Polish: pojazd opancerzony m
Portuguese: (veículo) blindado m
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trans-top|military formation consisting primarily of tanks
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Polish: wojska pancerne p
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Breton: houarnwisk m, hobregon m (1), karbed houarnet (3)
ttbc|Interlingua: armatura (1); cuirasse (2); vehiculo blindate, blindato (3)

Derived terms
armoured
armour-plated
armour plating
armoury

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