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armour
1[ ahr-mer ]
Armour
2[ ahr-mer ]
noun
- Philip Dan·forth [dan, -fawrth, -fohrth], 1832–1901, U.S. meat-packing industrialist.
armour
/ ˈɑːə /
noun
- any defensive covering, esp that of metal, chain mail, etc, worn by medieval warriors to prevent injury to the body in battle
- the protective metal plates on a tank, warship, etc
- military armoured fighting vehicles in general; military units equipped with these
- any protective covering, such as the shell of certain animals
- nautical the watertight suit of a diver
- engineering permanent protection for an underwater structure
- heraldic insignia; arms
verb
- tr to equip or cover with armour
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Usage Note
See -our.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of armour1
C13: from Old French armure, from Latin ū armour, equipment
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Example Sentences
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But if you looked more closely, there were chinks in the armour.
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Mahmood has previously ordered a "snap review" into the use of protective body armour for prison staff.
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An internal review into protective body armour will be also carried out, she said.
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The Prison Service will conduct a snap review into whether protective body armour should be made available to front-line staff, the justice secretary has said.
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China has been accused by the US of helping Russia make more munitions, armoured vehicles and missiles.
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