Definition of 'armour'
regional note: in AM, use armor
1. uncountable noun
2. uncountable noun
3. uncountable noun
4. See also body armour
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Word Frequency
armour in British English
verb
8. (transitive)
to equip or cover with armour
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Word origin
C13: from Old French armure, from Latin armātūra armour, equipment
Word Frequency
armour in American English
noun, verb intransitive, verb transitive
British
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Word Frequency
armour in American English
(ˈɑːrmər)
noun
chiefly Brit armor
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armour
British English: armour
/ˈɑːmə/ NOUN
In former times, armour was special metal clothing that soldiers wore for protection in battle.
...knights in armour.
- American English: armor /ˈɑrmər/
- Arabic: دِرْع
- Brazilian Portuguese: armadura
- Chinese: 盔甲
- Croatian: oklop
- Czech: brnění kovový ochranný oděv střed. bojovníků
- Danish: panser beskyttelse
- Dutch: wapenuitrusting
- European Spanish: armadura
- Finnish: haarniska
- French: blindage
- German: Rüstung
- Greek: πανοπλία
- Italian: armatura
- Japanese: 甲冑
- Korean: 갑옷
- Norwegian: rustning
- Polish: zbroja
- European Portuguese: armadura
- Romanian: armură
- Russian: броня
- Latin American Spanish: armadura
- Swedish: rustning
- Thai: เสื้อเกราะ
- Turkish: zırh
- Ukrainian: броня
- Vietnamese: áo giáp
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