Definitions for armor
ˈɑr mərar·mor

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. armor, armournoun

   protective covering made of metal and used in combat

2. armor, armournoun

   a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles

3. armor, armourverb

   tough more-or-less rigid protective covering of an animal or plant

4. armor, armourverb

   equip with armor

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. armornoun

   A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.

2. armornoun

   A natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body.

3. armornoun

   Metal plate, protecting a ship, military vehicle, or aircraft.

4. armornoun

   A tank, or other heavy mobile assault vehicle.

5. armornoun

   A military formation consisting primarily of tanks or other armoured fighting vehicles, collectively.

6. armorverb

   To equip something with armor or a protective coating or hardening.

7. armorverb

   To provide something with an analogous form of protection.

8. Etymology: From armour, from armure, from armure, from armatura.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. armor

   ARMOR is the professional journal of the U.S. Army’s Armor Branch, published by the Chief of Armor at Fort Benning, Georgia, training center for the Army's tank and cavalry forces (United States Army Armor School). ARMOR magazine is the U.S. Army's oldest professional journal, founded by U.S. Cavalry officers in 1888, and originally titled as The Cavalry Journal.

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1. armor

   Armor is a protective covering that is used to prevent damage or harm from being inflicted to an object, individual, or vehicle by direct contact or from projectiles, usually during combat, or from environmental hazards. Armor can be personal such as worn by soldiers or animals, or designed for vehicles, ships, or aircrafts. It can range from simple clothing to complex layered protection.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Armornoun

   defensive arms for the body; any clothing or covering worn to protect one's person in battle

2. Armornoun

   steel or iron covering, whether of ships or forts, protecting them from the fire of artillery

3. Etymology: [OE. armure, fr. F. armure, OF. armeure, fr. L. armatura. See Armature.]

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1. Armor

   Armor is a fictional character who exists in Marvel Comics' shared universe, the Marvel Universe. She is a mutant Japanese teenager who is enrolled at the Xavier Institute who retains her powers after the events of Decimation. She first appeared in Astonishing X-Men, vol. 3 #4.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. armor

   Defensive arms for the body; any clothing or covering worn to protect one’s person in battle. In English statutes, armor is used for the whole apparatus of war, including offensive as well as defensive arms. The statutes of armor directed what arms every man should provide. Armor has also been extensively used in England in plating important fortifications as those of Portsmouth, and also in Germany for the forts along the frontier.

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1. Armor

   Armour vs. Armor -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Armour and Armor.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ARMOR

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Armor is ranked #27452 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Armor surname appeared 878 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Armor.
   
   74.1% or 651 total occurrences were White.
   16.8% or 148 total occurrences were Black.
   3.8% or 34 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.8% or 25 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Equip
   • Protective Covering

How to pronounce armor?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say armor in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of armor in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of armor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of armor in a Sentence

1. Todd Piro:

   We have a proven product, that’s proven time and time again, to be significantly stronger. Not just a little bit stronger – significantly stronger than everybody else’s armor in the United States.

2. White House:

   Oneof Americas leading scientists, Dr. Jeffries was crucial to the United States war effort in World War II, his efforts enabled the United States to develop artillery shells capable of piercing the armor of German tanks, and his contributions to the Manhattan Project helped end the war in the Pacifictheater.

3. Nir Distelfeld:

   It was found encrusted with marine organisms, but is apparently made of iron, it is exciting to encounter such a personal object, taking you 900 years back in time to a different era, with knights, armor and swords.

4. Steve McCraw:

   Three minutes after the suspect entered the west building, there was a sufficient number of armed officers wearing body armor to isolate, distract and neutralize the subject, the only thing stopping a hallway of dedicated officers from entering Room 111, and 112, was the on-scene commander, who decided to place the lives of officers before the lives of children.

5. Francis Bacon:

   Fortitude is the marshal of thought, the armor of the will, and the fort of reason.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=armor
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Armor
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armor
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armor
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=armor
7. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html