(BrE) (AmE armor) noun [U]
1 special metal clothing that soldiers wore in the past to protect their bodies while fighting:
a suit of armour * (figurative) Monkeys do not have any kind of protective armour and use their brains to solve problems.
2 metal covers that protect ships and military vehicles such as TANKS
3 (technical) military vehicles used in war:
an attack by infantry and armour
IDIOMS see CHINKn., KNIGHTn.
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