armour
ar·mour [armour armours armoured armouring] (especially US armor)BrE [ˈɑːmə(r)] NAmE [ˈɑːrmər] noun uncountable
1. special metal clothing that soldiers wore in the past to protect their bodies while fighting
•a suit of armour
• (figurative)Monkeys do not have any kind of protective armour and use their brains to solve problems.
2. metal covers that protect ships and military vehicles such as tanks
3. (technical)military vehicles used in war
•an attack by infantry and armour
see a chink in sb's armour at ↑chink n., a knight in shining armour at ↑knight n.
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French armure, from Latin armatura, from armare ‘to arm’, from arma ‘armour, arms’.
Example Bank:
•He wore a suit of heavy armour and carried a sword.
•police officers in full body armour
•the police should be protected by body armour.
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