Body armour is special protective clothing which people such as soldiers and police officers sometimes wear when they are in danger of being attacked with guns or other weapons .
coat armour
a coat of arms
armour-bearer
a retainer who carried the arms or armour of a warrior
armour plate
a tough heavy steel , usually containing chromium , nickel , and molybdenum and often hardened on the surface, used for protecting warships , tanks , etc
armour-plated
An armour-plated vehicle or building has a hard metal covering in order to protect it from gunfire and other missiles .
plate armour
armour made of thin metal plates , which superseded mail during the 14th century
armour-piercing
capable of penetrating armour plate
armour-plating
The armour-plating on a vehicle or building is the hard metal covering which is intended to protect it from gunfire and other missiles .
character armour
the defence an individual exhibits to others and to himself or herself to disguise his or her underlying weaknesses : a term coined by William Reich
chink in one's armour
a small but fatal weakness
knight in shining armour
If you refer to someone as a knight in shining armour , you mean that they are kind and brave , and likely to rescue you from a difficult situation.
a chink in someone's armour
If you say that someone has a chink in their armour , you mean that they have a small weakness in their character or in their ideas which makes it easy to harm them.
a knight in shining armour
a man who rescues you from a difficult situation
Chinese translation of 'armour'
armour
or (US) armor
(ˈɑːməʳ)
n(u)
[of knight, soldier]盔甲 (kuījiǎ) (副, fù)
(Mil)[of tank] (also armour-plating)
装(裝)甲钢(鋼)板 (zhuāngjiǎ gāngbǎn)
(= tanks) 装(裝)甲部队(隊) (zhuāngjiǎ bùduì) (支, zhī)
(noun)
Definition
protective covering, such as the shell of certain animals
a medieval suit of armour
Synonyms
protection
Riot shields acted as protection against the attack.
covering
Sawdust was used as a hygienic floor covering.
shield
The wall provided a shield from the wind.
sheathing
armour plate
chain mail
protective covering
subject word lists
See Armour
Additional synonyms
in the sense of covering
Sawdust was used as a hygienic floor covering.
Synonyms
cover,
protection,
coating,
overlay,
housing,
casing,
top,
clothing,
wrapping,
wrap,
shelter,
layer,
blanket,
wrapper
in the sense of shield
Definition
any person or thing that protects, hides, or defends