armor plate
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- noun
- /ˈɑrmər pleɪt/
- Specialized
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placa de armadura
- The military vehicles are equipped with thick armor plate to withstand enemy fire during combat.
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Additionally, a new exterior plate pocket will allow the armor plate to be inserted from the side in a more diagonal fashion.
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A SOCOM spokesman acknowledged the problem in an email, saying a manufacturing defect was found "in a small percentage of ballistic armor plates issued to Special Operations Forces."
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More than half of the tens of thousands of body armor plates worn by U.S. forces.
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That's like 12 armor plates.
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It should be an armor plate covering his shoulders.
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SOCOM recalls thousands of SPEAR ballistic armor plates.
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The defective equipment is manufactured by Ceradyne Defense, a company that has supplied the U.S. military for decades and shares similar technology with other armor plates in the Defense Department's inventory.
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Due to its high density, which is about twice that of lead, and other physical properties, depleted uranium is used in munitions designed to penetrate armor plate.
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Twin V12 engines, 2-inch armor plate, and they'll take anything from 30mm rounds to chemical weapons.
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Female soldiers had also advised PEO Soldier that the standard IOTV, with its longer torso, causes the front armor plate to press into their thighs when they are seated.
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Synonyms
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A flat piece of steel used to make or strengthen buildings and machines
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Thick hard metal plates that protect vehicles or buildings from enemy fire
Plates of thick steel that protect vehicles or buildings from enemy fire
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense is directly and compositionally built from 'armor' (protective or armored) + 'plate' (a flat sheet/panel), so a learner who knows both words can infer it is a metal plate used for protection. This noun–noun compound is common cross‑linguistically and follows regular English compounding patterns, making the meaning immediately predictable.
Etymology
Armor plate comes from the image of a large metal plate that works like protective armor or a shield on a tank or ship. So, it means a very hard metal sheet put on vehicles or buildings 'to protect' them from bullets and explosions.