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plate armor

plate armor

7.7
Plates of thick steel that protect vehicles or buildings from enemy fire
  • noun
  • /pleɪt ˈɑːrmər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : placas de armadura
  • The tank was fitted with thick plate armor to withstand direct hits.

Examples

  • Engineers inspected the damaged plate armor after the explosive impact.

  • Advances in plate armor revolutionized battlefield fortifications.

  • The soldiers wore plate armor during the battle.

  • Ancient knights often used plate armor for protection.

  • The tank was fitted with thick plate armor to withstand direct hits.

  • Engineers inspected the damaged plate armor after the explosive impact.

  • Advances in plate armor revolutionized battlefield fortifications.

Synonyms

armor plate
vsplate armor
  • Specialized
1 4.9

A thick metal sheet used to protect tanks, ships, or buildings from bullets and explosions

refers to multiple hardened steel pieces used to defend against enemy fire
armor plating
vsplate armor
  • Specialized
1 4.2

Thick hard metal plates that protect vehicles or buildings from enemy fire

is the same idea but names separate hardened elements rather than a continuous layer
armoring
vsplate armor
  • US
4.7

A protective layer added to something to stop damage

specifies hardened steel elements used mainly for vehicle and fortification protection

Antonyms

unprotected
28 2.9

Not safe from harm

exposed
1 3.4

Not protected from danger or bad weather

How Protective

plate armor
  • Specialized
7.7
steel-plated
1 4.1

Surface Forms

plate armor singular
plate armors plural

Morphology

plate + armor

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 for walls or vehicles means thick steel plates fixed as armor to stop enemy fire. Picture a tank with big steel plates that stop bullets and shells, and you see why the term means 'metal plates used to protect' buildings or vehicles.