Illustration of armor
- 1 helmet
- 2 gorget
- 3 shoulder piece
- 4 pallette
- 5 breastplate
- 6 brassard
- 7 elbow piece
- 8 skirt of tasses
- 9 tuille
- 10 gauntlet
- 11 cuisse
- 12 knee piece
- 13 jambeau
- 14 solleret
1
: defensive covering for the body
especially
: covering (as of metal) used in combat
2
: a quality or circumstance that affords protection
the armor of prosperity
3
: a protective outer layer (as of a ship, a plant or animal, or a cable)
4
: armored forces and vehicles (such as tanks)
armor
transitive verb
Examples of armor in a Sentence
The officers are required to wear bulletproof body armor.
The shots penetrated the tank's armor.
The armadillo's armor consists of a series of small, bony plates.
a weapon designed for use against enemy armor
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Achilles grew up to be the greatest warrior of his age, his armor impenetrable, his enemies routed.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 May 2026
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—Owen D. Jones, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
However, Dart, the 25th overall pick, wears the armor of the franchise quarterback.
—Candace Buckner, New York Times, 25 May 2026
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 May 2026
The remarkably strong and tough scales of the Brazilian pirarucu, a fish that evolved among the voracious piranha, inspired new approaches to improving body-armor.
—Owen D. Jones, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
However, Dart, the 25th overall pick, wears the armor of the franchise quarterback.
—Candace Buckner, New York Times, 25 May 2026
But when a Stormtrooper shootout occurs or Mando has to take down a colossal space beast, stuntman Lateef Crowder dons the armor.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 24 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for armor
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“Armor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armor. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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armor
noun
ar·mor
ˈär-mər 
1
: a covering (as of metal) to protect the body in battle
2
: a protective covering (as the steel sides of a battleship or the covering of an animal or plant)
3
: armored forces and vehicles (as tanks)
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