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armor

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Scrabble points
7
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8
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈɑː.mə/
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/ˈɑː.mə/ · /ˈɑːɹ.mɚ/(US)

Definition of armor

9 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (US, uncountable)A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.
    “a suit of armor”
    “You teach me how to be a man / Though I am someone's daughter / The path of warrior was set for me / And I had to try on the armour / No it doesn't suit me / And it feels so heavy / I'm frightened and so ashamed / That I have to combat the world alone / That I have to swing my sword alone”
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noun

  1. (US, uncountable)A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.
    “a suit of armor”
    “You teach me how to be a man / Though I am someone's daughter / The path of warrior was set for me / And I had to try on the armour / No it doesn't suit me / And it feels so heavy / I'm frightened and so ashamed / That I have to combat the world alone / That I have to swing my sword alone”
  2. (US, uncountable)A natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body.
  3. (US, uncountable)A metal plate, protecting a ship, military vehicle, or aircraft.
  4. (US, countable)A tank, or other heavy mobile assault vehicle.
  5. (US, uncountable)A military formation consisting primarily of tanks or other armoured fighting vehicles, collectively.
    “Good work, Chief. Link up with our armor on the far side of the wall.”
  6. (US, uncountable)The naturally occurring surface of pebbles, rocks or boulders that line the bed of a waterway or beach and provide protection against erosion.

verb

  1. (US, transitive)To equip something with armor or a protective coating or hardening.
  2. (US, transitive)To provide something with an analogous form of protection.

name

  1. A surname.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rmosder. Latin arma Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin armō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin armātūra…

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rmosder. Latin arma Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin armō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin armātūra Old French armeure Anglo-Norman armurebor. Middle English armure English armor 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).

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