Armor
['ɑrmɚ]
Definition
(noun.) tough more-or-less rigid protective covering of an animal or plant.
(noun.) protective covering made of metal and used in combat.
(noun.) a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles.
(verb.) equip with armor.
Typed by Konrad--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) Defensive arms for the body; any clothing or covering worn to protect one's person in battle.
(n.) Steel or iron covering, whether of ships or forts, protecting them from the fire of artillery.
Checker: Rhonda
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Defensive clothing, coat of mail.
Checker: Witt
Unserious Contents or Definition
n. The kind of clothing worn by a man whose tailor is a blacksmith.
Checker: Quincy
Examples
- The guide showed us the veritable armor worn by the great son-in-law and successor of Mahomet, and also the buckler of Mahomet's uncle. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The one shown is a nickel steel side armor plate, 14 inches thick. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- From the delicate hair spring of a watch to the massive armor plate of a battleship, it finds endless applications, and is nature’s most enduring gift to man--abundant, cheap, and lasting. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The varied and complex machining required on armor plate demands tools of enormous size and strength as well as varied purpose. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In Fig. 257 is seen the great 14,000-ton hydraulic press-forge squeezing into shape a port armor plate for the battleship Alabama. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The most modern method, however, is by the hydraulic press forge, now used in the shops of the Bethlehem steel works in the production of Harveyized armor plate. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The cruiser is the result of the triumph of those who contended for high speed at the sacrifice of heavy armor protection and excessive battery strength. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Its distinguishing features are certain modifications in the distribution of the mass of protective armor of the ship. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The battleship is the expression of the thoughts of those who stood for extremely developed battery power, great thickness of armor plate, and moderate speed. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- I caught glimpses of velvet chairs, a high white marble mantel-piece, and what seemed to be a suit of Japanese armor at one side of it. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- The most recent and perhaps most important, however, is _nickel steel_, used in making armor for battleships. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The Krupp armor plate, now rated as the best, is made under the patent to Schmitz and Ehrenzberger, No. 534,178, February 12, 1895. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Therefore he took to wearing armor. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In this shop the different groups of armor are assembled in the position they will occupy on the vessel for which they are intended, and inspected before shipment. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The armor protection in this type of ship is much lower than that of the battleship, while the ordnance, on the other hand, is practically the same. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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