armour plating
Defensive metal skin
Armour plating is thick protective metal sheets used to shield military vehicles, ships, or fortifications from weapons fire.
The term appears in British English; Americans spell it armor plating.
The tank's armour plating deflected the shell.
By extension, anything that provides heavy-duty protection: emotional armour plating.
- shieldingProtecting from harm
- bulletproofResistant to gunfire
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
- compositeMade of distinct parts
- hardenedMade tough or unfeeling
rolled steel · defensive · chainmail · cuirass · Kevlar · brigandine · ironclads · carbon fiber · protection · tungsten carbide · ballistic · metal · naval warfare · shipbuilding · frigate · ceramic · tanks · bunkers
armour platingweak point
Exploitable flaw or vulnerability
Achilles heel · soft underbelly · exposed flank · chink in the armour
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