# armor
## English
### Alternative forms

* armour (British, Canada, Australia)

### Etymology

From Middle English armure, armour, armor, armeure, borrowed from Anglo-Norman armure and Old French armeüre, from Latin armātūra. Doublet of armature and armure. By surface analysis, arm (“to cover or furnish”) +‎ -or (suffix forming agent nouns or nouns of quality, state, or condition).

### Pronunciation

* (US) IPA: /ˈɑːɹ.mɚ/
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* (UK) IPA: /ˈɑː.mə/
* Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)mə(ɹ)

### Noun

armor (countable and uncountable, plural armors) (chiefly American spelling)
* (uncountable) A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.
    Hyponyms: body armor, mail, chain mail, plate, suit of armor
* (uncountable) A natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body.
    Synonyms: carapace, chitin, horn
* (uncountable) Metal plate, protecting a ship, military vehicle, or aircraft.
    Synonym: armor plate
* (countable) A tank, or other heavy mobile assault vehicle.
* (military, uncountable) A military formation consisting primarily of tanks or other armoured fighting vehicles, collectively.
    Synonyms: cavalry, mechanized
** 2007 September 25, Bungie, Halo 3, spoken by Miranda Keyes (Justis Bolding), Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox 360, level/area: The Ark:Good work, Chief. Link up with our armor on the far side of the wall.
* (hydrology, uncountable) The naturally occurring surface of pebbles, rocks or boulders that line the bed of a waterway or beach and provide protection against erosion.

#### Synonyms

* (body armour): body armour, body armor, mail, chain mail, plate, suit of armour, suit of armor
* (animal): horn, carapace, chitin
* (metal plate): armour plate, armor plate
* (military): mechanized, cavalry

#### Derived terms

* antiarmor
* appliqué armour
* armorbearer
* armor-bearer
* armored combat
* armorial
* armorist
* armorless
* armorlike
* armor-piercing
* armor-piercing shot
* armorplast
* armor-plated
* armorsmith
* armour-piercing
* armour-plated
* armour plating
* armoury
* chink in the armor
* combat armor suit
* composite armour
* dearmor
* enarmor
* explosive reactive armour
* horse armor
* knight in shining armor
* mirror armor
* passive armor
* plate armor
* plot armor
* reactive armor
* reactive armour
* rock armour
* scale armor
* spaced armour
* stand-off armour
* suit of armour

#### Related terms

* arm
* armament
* armaments
* arms
* armure

#### Translations

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### Verb

armor (third-person singular simple present armors, present participle armoring, simple past and past participle armored)
* (transitive) To equip something with armor or a protective coating or hardening.
* (transitive) To provide something with an analogous form of protection.

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* Marro, Morar, Morra, maror, morra

## Albanian
### Noun

armor
* armour (body protection)

## Latin
### Verb

armor
* first-person singular present passive indicative of armō

## Middle English
### Noun

armor
* Alternative form of armure