Pronunciations (4)
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/ˈɑː.mə/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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/ˈɑːɹ.mɚ/
Pronunciation notes
- US
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ˈɑːɹ.mɚ
Pronunciation notes
- US
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ˈɑː.mə
Pronunciation notes
- GB
Noun
A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.
Usage- US usage
- Uncountable
- Examples
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a suit of armor
More examples (1)
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
A natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body.
Usage- US usage
- Uncountable
A metal plate, protecting a ship, military vehicle, or aircraft.
Usage- US usage
- Uncountable
- Synonyms
A tank, or other heavy mobile assault vehicle.
Usage- US usage
- Countable
A military formation consisting primarily of tanks or other armoured fighting vehicles, collectively.
Usage- US usage
- Uncountable
- Synonyms
- Examples
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Good work, Chief. Link up with our armor on the far side of the wall.
The naturally occurring surface of pebbles, rocks or boulders that line the bed of a waterway or beach and provide protection against erosion.
Usage- US usage
- Uncountable
Verb
To equip something with armor or a protective coating or hardening.
Usage- US usage
- Transitive
To provide something with an analogous form of protection.
Usage- US usage
- Transitive
Noun
protective covering made of metal and used in combat
- Synonyms
- Broader terms
a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles
- Synonyms
- Broader terms
tough more-or-less rigid protective covering of an animal or plant
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- Broader terms
Verb
equip with armor
- Synonyms