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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Put on Angela’s diamond cross which is my suit of armor for this woman.
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Christina Dugan Ramirez , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Just a few weeks later, Putin was upstaged by Zelensky, who posted a video of a visit to Kupiansk, wearing body armor and standing in front of a pockmarked – and very geolocatable – sign.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
Trump has never hesitant to steal someone’s intellectual property to suit his own needs and in the last days of the first year of his second term, the ex-Apprentice host seems desperate to don the armor and standards of the Roman Empire for a New Year’s flex.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Dec. 2025
Fresh images circulating online in late December indicate that South Korea’s military is actively experimenting with new protective measures for its frontline armor.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 29 Dec. 2025
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Christina Dugan Ramirez , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Just a few weeks later, Putin was upstaged by Zelensky, who posted a video of a visit to Kupiansk, wearing body armor and standing in front of a pockmarked – and very geolocatable – sign.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
Trump has never hesitant to steal someone’s intellectual property to suit his own needs and in the last days of the first year of his second term, the ex-Apprentice host seems desperate to don the armor and standards of the Roman Empire for a New Year’s flex.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Dec. 2025
Fresh images circulating online in late December indicate that South Korea’s military is actively experimenting with new protective measures for its frontline armor.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 29 Dec. 2025
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 6 Jan. 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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