All armour synonyms

noun armour

• shield — a broad piece of armor, varying widely in form and size, carried apart from the body, usually on the left arm, as a defense against swords, lances, arrows, etc.
• defence — Defence is action that is taken to protect someone or something against attack.
• guard — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
• plate — the base at which the batter stands and which a base runner must reach safely in order to score a run, typically a five-sided slab of whitened rubber set at ground level at the front corner of the diamond.
• protection — the act of protecting or the state of being protected; preservation from injury or harm.
• security — freedom from danger, risk, etc.; safety.
• sheath — a case or covering for the blade of a sword, dagger, or the like.
• reinforcement — the act of reinforcing.
• covering — A covering is a layer of something that protects or hides something else.
• cover — If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
• shell — a hard outer covering of an animal, as the hard case of a mollusk, or either half of the case of a bivalve mollusk.
• chain mail — Chain mail is a kind of armour made from small metal rings joined together so that they look like cloth.
• mail — monetary payment or tribute, especially rent or tax.
• breastplate — A breastplate is a piece of armour that covers and protects the chest.
• coat of mail — a protective garment made of linked metal rings (mail) or of overlapping metal plates; hauberk
• flak jacket — U.S. Air Force. an armored garment made of steel plates covered by a padded fabric, designed to protect vital parts of the body from shrapnel.
• panoply — a wide-ranging and impressive array or display: the dazzling panoply of the maharaja's procession; the panoply of European history.