Definitions for armor
ˈɑr mərar·mor

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. armor, armour(noun)

   protective covering made of metal and used in combat

2. armor, armour(noun)

   a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles

3. armor, armour(verb)

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

4. armor, armour(verb)

   equip with armor

Wiktionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. armor(Noun)

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

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

2. armor(Noun)

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

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

3. armor(Noun)

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

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

4. armor(Noun)

   A tank, or other heavy mobile assault vehicle.

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

5. armor(Noun)

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

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

6. armor(Verb)

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

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

7. armor(Verb)

   To provide something with an analogous form of protection.

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

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Armor(noun)

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

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

2. Armor(noun)

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

   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 Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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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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. Michael Thomison:

   I did not want to send someone out there with bad body armor so I would take mine off and provide it to the other officers.

2. Mike Lucas:

   All we know is the fact that he walked in here heavily armed with body armor on, in military fatigues and caused a great amount of panic inside the store. So he certainly had the capability the potential to harm people, and then obviously what's happened in Texas and Dayton and all that kind of stuff in the last seven days -- that's on everybody's mind.

3. William Jennings Bryan:

   The humblest citizen of all the land when clad in the armor of a righteous cause, is stronger than all the hosts of Error.

4. Game of Thrones, Season 6:

   Tyrion Lannister: Let me give you some advice, bastard. Never forget what you are. The rest of the world will not. Wear it like armor, and it can never be used to hurt you.

5. Shinjiro Koizumi:

   When I'm with her I can forget about the political battlefield, take off my armor, lay down my weapons and relax, i can be myself, this really helps me.

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