armour

UK/ˈɑː.mə/US/ˈɑːɹ.mɚ/

nounB1+Common in everyday speech and writing · #6,416 of 15,258leans written

Other forms: armours

Armour is protective covering worn in battle. A suit of armour, plate armour, body armour.

A full medieval suit weighed about twenty-five kilograms spread over the whole body, so a fit man could run and mount a horse in it, contrary to the usual picture. Modern body armour stops fragments and bullets by spreading the force. Americans spell it armor.

Definitions of armour

1nounarmourProtective covering worn in battle.B1+
“The knight's armour clanked as he climbed onto his horse.”

armour is a covering.

Also accepted in games: armor

Where it comes from

Middle English
armure
English
armor
English, today
armour

armor comes from Middle English armure. From Middle English armure, armour, armor, armeure, borrowed from Anglo-Norman armure and Old French armeüre, from Latin armātūra. a doublet of armature and armure. by surface analysis, arm + -or.

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armour in the wild

Personal armour is used to protect soldiers and war animals.
Armour
Vehicle armour is used on warships, armoured fighting vehicles, and some combat aircraft, mostly ground attack aircraft.
Armour
When a shaped charge strikes the upper plate of the armour, it detonates the inner explosive, releasing blunt damage that the tank can absorb.
Reactive armour
The most common type is explosive reactive armour (ERA), but variants include self-limiting explosive reactive armour (SLERA), non-energetic reactive armour (NERA), non-explosive reactive armour (NxRA), and electric armour.
Reactive armour
Armour-piercing (AP) ammunition is a type of projectile designed to penetrate armour, including naval armour, vehicle armour, and body armour.
Armour-piercing ammunition

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