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Vinony

armor

noun

  1. protective covering or reinforcement for objects, persons, or animals that is used to prevent damage from direct contact weapons or projectiles, usually in combat
  2. military service branch which conducts armored warfare
  3. association of surface rocks with stream beds or beaches
  4. anatomical feature
  5. clothing or other covering designed to be worn or carried to protect the body in combat
  6. mechanized infantry or other forces, armored vehicles, armored weaponry, and other objects having a protective covering or reinforcement that is used to prevent damage from direct contact weapons or projectiles
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verb

  1. cover in protective equipment
  2. literally or figuratively equip with weapon/armor
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɑː.mə/ / /ˈɑːɹ.mɚ/

name

  1. A surname.

noun

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 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).

  1. 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. A natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body.
  3. A metal plate, protecting a ship, military vehicle, or aircraft.
  4. A tank, or other heavy mobile assault vehicle.
  5. 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. The naturally occurring surface of pebbles, rocks or boulders that line the bed of a waterway or beach and provide protection against erosion.

verb

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 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).

  1. To equip something with armor or a protective coating or hardening.
  2. To provide something with an analogous form of protection.