armor
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5.2
- noun
- /ˈɑrmər/
- Jargon
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unidad blindada
- Complaints about German inferiority in artillery, aircraft, and armor are numerous.
- infantry and armor
- artillery and armor
So then there was Armored, which are your tanks.
- So then there was Armored, which are your tanks.
- And you won't have to have these armor trains dragging down the speed of your armies.
Examples
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We need that armor back up!
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We'll land a small contingent of armor.
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Ready my troops and armor.
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I now command an armor brigade and am out to make it the best in the army.
Fiction book (1993) -
So the armor on the tank explodes the other way.
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Some went into battle wearing full body armor while others fought shirtless.
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The Army used the vehicle so that the infantry could keep pace with the armor on the modern-day battlefield.
Fiction book (1994) -
They planned a flanking move with their armor, mortars, and machine guns to encircle the battery and take out the guns.
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The introduction into the fighting of Abrams tanks and Bradley fighting vehicles brought the armor-protected firepower needed to overcome the insurgents.
Academic text (2005) -
The military deployed several units of armor for the upcoming operation in the region.
Idioms
- Informal
1
7.4
A small weakness in a person, group, or system that others can use
Compounds
- Specialized
31
4.1
Clothing made of strong material that protects the body from bullets and blows
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7.2
A full set of metal plates that cover the body and protect it in battle, often worn by knights
- Specialized
1
4.9
A thick metal sheet used to protect tanks, ships, or buildings from bullets and explosions
- Specialized
1
4.2
Thick hard metal plates that protect vehicles or buildings from enemy fire
- US
A protective shirt made of small metal rings linked together, worn by knights and soldiers
A complete suit of metal plates that covers the body and protects a knight in battle
- Specialized
Heavy metal armor made for tournaments on horseback to protect riders from lances
- Specialized
Plates of thick steel that protect vehicles or buildings from enemy fire
How Mechanized
Surface Forms
Etymology
Armor for a military unit comes from the same Latin root arma ('arms' or 'weapons') and the idea of protection. An 'armor' unit is the part of the army with heavy, protected machines like tanks, because those machines 'wear' armor the way soldiers do.