plate armor
- noun
- /pleɪt ˈɑːrmər/
- Specialized
:
armadura de placas
- Don't forget to wear your plate armor during the event!
Examples
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The knight wore a full suit of plate armor during the battle.
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Annya watched from the keep ramparts, wearing plate armor to protect her from stray arrows.
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Advancements in weaponry eventually made plate armor obsolete.
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Museums often display suits of plate armor from the 15th and 16th centuries.
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The knight donned his plate armor before riding onto the battlefield.
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In the high period of plate armor, a complete suit of armor might weigh about 3 or 4 stone—approximately 50 pounds.
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The triangular, short bodkin was used to penetrate plate armor.
Synonyms
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3.0
A strong metal covering worn in battle to protect the body
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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
A complete suit of metal plates that covers the body and protects a knight in battle
Antonyms
How Protective
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: an item of armor made from plates, which a learner who knows 'plate' (a flat sheet/panel) and 'armor' (protective metal worn by soldiers) can infer. This noun–noun compound follows regular English compounding patterns and a similar logic exists in many languages, so a B1 learner knowing the constituents would readily understand it.
Etymology
Plate armor comes from a suit made of large metal plates joined as armor to give 'protection' in battle. Picture a knight wearing overlapping metal plates that stop a sword or arrow, and you see why the phrase means heavy metal protection for a person.