ALL meanings of armour
ar·mour
A a - uncountable noun armour In former times, armour was special metal clothing that soldiers wore for protection in battle. 3
- uncountable noun armour Armour consists of tanks and other military vehicles used in battle. 3
- uncountable noun armour Armour is a hard, usually metal, covering that protects a vehicle against attack. 3
- noun armour any defensive covering, esp that of metal, chain mail, etc, worn by medieval warriors to prevent injury to the body in battle 3
- noun armour the protective metal plates on a tank, warship, etc 3
- noun armour armoured fighting vehicles in general; military units equipped with these 3
- noun armour any protective covering, such as the shell of certain animals 3
- noun armour the watertight suit of a diver 3
- noun armour permanent protection for an underwater structure 3
- noun armour heraldic insignia; arms 3
- verb armour to equip or cover with armour 3
- abbreviation ARMOUR armor 3
- noun armour any covering worn as a defense against weapons. 1
- noun armour a suit of armor. 1
- noun armour a metallic sheathing or protective covering, especially metal plates, used on warships, armored vehicles, airplanes, and fortifications. 1
- noun armour mechanized units of military forces, as armored divisions. 1
- noun armour Also called armament. any protective covering, as on certain animals, insects, or plants. 1
- noun armour any quality, characteristic, situation, or thing that serves as protection: A chilling courtesy was his only armor. 1
- noun armour the outer, protective wrapping of metal, usually fine, braided steel wires, on a cable. 1
- verb with object armour to cover or equip with armor or armor plate. 1
- noun armour Philip Danforth (1832 to 1901), US industrialist. He reorganized his brother Herman's grain commission house into the Armour & Co. meat-packing plant in 1870. 1
- noun armour British, Canadian, and Australia standard spelling of armor. 0
- verb armour British, Canadian, and Australia standard spelling of armor. 0