armor
Protective metal covering
Armor is protective covering, originally metal suits worn in combat: a knight in armor.
Modern armor includes bulletproof vests and reinforced vehicle plating.
Figuratively, armor is emotional defense: Her sarcasm was armor against vulnerability.
To armor something is to equip it with protective covering: armored vehicles, armored guards.
The spelling armour is British.
Chain mail tunic
- chainmailArmor of linked rings
- cuirassTorso-protecting plate armor
- greavesFried fat residue
- gauntletsProtective hand and wrist armor
helm · pauldrons · vambraces · brigandine · surcoat · gorget · coif · lamellar
Knightly code of honor
- joustMounted lance combat
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- lanceLong thrusting weapon
- squireKnight's noble assistant
heraldry · steed · paladin · valor · crest · escutcheon · gauntlet · visor
Handheld defensive armor
- defenseProtection against harm
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- guardWatchful defensive attention
- wallVertical enclosing structure
shell · protection · facade · mask · detachment · stoicism · deflection · self-protection
Hard outer covering
- carapaceProtective dorsal exoskeleton
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- hideConceal or pelt
plating · scutes · chitin · turtle shell · pangolin · thorax · integument · crocodile skin
Torso armor against projectiles
- KevlarProtective synthetic fiber
- ballistic vestGarment stopping projectiles
- tactical vestLoad-bearing protective torso gear
- helmetProtective head covering
plate carrier · ceramic plate · combat gear · interceptor · dragonskin · ballistic shield · riot gear · bomb suit
Large storage vessel
- StrykerWheeled armored combat vehicle
- BradleyEnglish given name
- panzerGerman armored fighting vehicle
- turretProtruding fortified structure
hull · track · gunner · hatch · glacis · ERA · Abrams · Leopard
Notched defensive wall top
- rampartFortified defensive wall
- parapetLow wall at edge
- barbicanOuter defensive tower
- curtain wallNon-load-bearing outer shell
moat · drawbridge · keep · gatehouse · turret · embrasure · crenellation · portcullis
hauberk
Chain mail tunic
gauntlets · helm · pauldrons · vambraces · brigandine · surcoat · gorget · coif · lamellar · cuisse
chivalry
Knightly code of honor
- joustMounted lance combat
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- lanceLong thrusting weapon
squire · heraldry · steed · paladin · valor · crest · escutcheon · gauntlet · visor · coat of arms
shield
Handheld defensive armor
- defenseProtection against harm
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- guardWatchful defensive attention
wall · shell · protection · facade · mask · detachment · stoicism · deflection · self-protection · resilience
shell
Hard outer covering
- carapaceProtective dorsal exoskeleton
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
hide · plating · scutes · chitin · turtle shell · pangolin · thorax · integument · crocodile skin
flak jacket
Torso armor against projectiles
- KevlarProtective synthetic fiber
- ballistic vestGarment stopping projectiles
- tactical vestLoad-bearing protective torso gear
helmet · plate carrier · ceramic plate · combat gear · interceptor · dragonskin · ballistic shield · riot gear · bomb suit
tank
Large storage vessel
turret · hull · track · gunner · hatch · glacis · ERA · Abrams · Leopard · Challenger
battlements
Notched defensive wall top
curtain wall · moat · drawbridge · keep · gatehouse · turret · embrasure · crenellation · portcullis · bastion
- fantasy/medievalknights, dragons, castles, swords, quests
- game itemspotion, health potion, mana potion, power-up, extra life
- chivalryknighthood, knights, chivalry, medieval knights, honor
- cultural heritagefolklore, traditions, customs, folk music revival, museum collections
- defensedefense, defending, protecting, protection, security
- Medieval Europekings, queens, knights, castles, castle
armorcloth
Woven or knit material
fabric · soft tissue · flesh · silk · cotton
armorexposure
State of being unprotected
vulnerability · defenselessness · nakedness · nudity · unprotected
- broken armCracked bone, shoulder-to-wrist
- right armClosest trusted assistant
- left armNon-dominant limb for most
- an arm and a legExtremely high price
- arm in armWith elbows linked
- arm wrestlingStrength contest using forearms
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