Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - armour
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Armour
armour
~ BrE, armor AmE n 1 metal or leather clothing that protects your body, worn by soldiers in battles in former times (a knight in shining armour | suit of armor) 2 a strong metal layer that protects military vehicles (armour-clad warships) 3 a strong layer or shell that protects some plants and animals (- see also a chink in sb's armour chink1 (3))
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Note: in AM, use 'armor' 1. In former times, armour was special metal clothing that soldiers wore for protection in battle. ...knights in armour. N-UNCOUNT 2. Armour consists of tanks and other military vehicles used in battle. (MILITARY) ...the biggest movement of heavy British armour since the Second World War. N-UNCOUNT 3. Armour is a hard, usually metal, covering that protects a vehicle against attack. ...a formidable warhead that can penetrate the armour of most tanks. N-UNCOUNT 4. knight in shining armour: see knight see also body armour ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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biographical name Philip Danforth 1832-1901 American industrialist ARMOUR chiefly British variant of armor ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. (US armor) --n. 1 a defensive covering, usu. of metal, formerly worn to protect the body in fighting. 2 a (in full armour-plate) a protective metal covering for an armed vehicle, ship, etc. b armoured fighting vehicles collectively. 3 a protective covering or shell on certain animals and plants. 4 heraldic devices. --v.tr. (usu. as armoured adj.) provide with a protective covering, and often with guns (armoured car; armoured train). Etymology: ME f. OF armure f. L armatura: see ARMATURE ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. броня (корабля, танка) armour belt —- мор. броневой пояс 2. бронетанковые войска 3. ист. доспехи; латы, шлем 4. кольчуга (под одеждой) 5. щит, защита; опора a chilling courtesy was his only armour —- ледяная учтивость была его единственным средством защиты behind the armour of knowledge —- за броней образованности 6. скафандр (водолаза, космонавта) 7. зоол. бот. панцирь 8. эл. оплетка (провода) 9. покрывать броней ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) вооружение; доспехи; латы; панцирь 2) броня (корабля, танка и т.п.) 3) бронесилы 4) скафандр (водолаза) 5) zool.; bot. панцирь 6) attr. броневой; бронированный 2. v. покрывать броней ...Англо-русский словарь
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