armors
Medieval protective gear
Armors is the third-person singular verb form of armor, meaning to equip with protective covering: The knight armors himself before battle.
More often, the verb appears as armored: an armored vehicle, armored personnel carrier.
The plural noun armors, referring to multiple suits of armor, is rare—armor typically functions as a mass noun.
Chain mail tunic
- cuirassTorso-protecting plate armor
- breastplateMetal torso protection
- greavesFried fat residue
- gauntletsProtective hand and wrist armor
gorget · pauldrons · vambraces · brigandine · chainmail · plate · coif · helm
Handheld defensive armor
- defenseProtection against harm
- protectionGuarding against harm
- guardWatchful defensive attention
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
wall · facade · detachment · stoicism · resilience · toughness · thick skin · invulnerability
Hard outer covering
- carapaceProtective dorsal exoskeleton
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- hideConceal or pelt
scutes · pangolin · armadillo · tortoise · beetle · chitin · keratin · bony plates
Bullet-resistant synthetic fiber
- ballisticOf hurled objects
- flak jacketTorso armor against projectiles
- tactical vestLoad-bearing protective torso gear
- ceramic platesFired clay dining surfaces
bulletproof · riot gear · bomb suit · interceptor · dragon skin · trauma plate · modular · concealable
hauberk
Chain mail tunic
- cuirassTorso-protecting plate armor
- breastplateMetal torso protection
- greavesFried fat residue
gauntlets · gorget · pauldrons · vambraces · brigandine · chainmail · plate · coif · helm · surcoat
shield
Handheld defensive armor
- defenseProtection against harm
- protectionGuarding against harm
- guardWatchful defensive attention
barrier · wall · facade · detachment · stoicism · resilience · toughness · thick skin · invulnerability · impenetrability
shell
Hard outer covering
- carapaceProtective dorsal exoskeleton
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
hide · scutes · pangolin · armadillo · tortoise · beetle · chitin · keratin · bony plates · dermal
kevlar
Bullet-resistant synthetic fiber
- ballisticOf hurled objects
- flak jacketTorso armor against projectiles
- tactical vestLoad-bearing protective torso gear
ceramic plates · bulletproof · riot gear · bomb suit · interceptor · dragon skin · trauma plate · modular · concealable
reactive
Tending to respond
spaced · turret · hull · glacis · skirt · ERA · hardened steel · cage · slat · underbody
armorsvulnerabilities
Exploitable weak points
nakedness · openings · soft spots · chinks · defenselessness
armorssoft fabrics
Textiles with gentle texture
silks · gossamer · linens · gauze · casual wear
- armor platingDefensive metal cladding
- chink in the armourExploitable gap in defense
- knight in shining armorIdealized rescuing hero
- body armorProtective garment stopping bullets
- suit of armorArticulated metal body covering
- medieval armorHistoric battle protection
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