What does ARMOR mean?
Definitions for ARMOR
ˈɑr mərar·mor
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word ARMOR.
Princeton's WordNet
armor, armournoun
protective covering made of metal and used in combat
armor, armournoun
a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles
armor, armourverb
tough more-or-less rigid protective covering of an animal or plant
armor, armourverb
equip with armor
Wiktionary
armornoun
A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.
armornoun
A natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body.
armornoun
Metal plate, protecting a ship, military vehicle, or aircraft.
armornoun
A tank, or other heavy mobile assault vehicle.
armornoun
A military formation consisting primarily of tanks or other armoured fighting vehicles, collectively.
armorverb
To equip something with armor or a protective coating or hardening.
armorverb
To provide something with an analogous form of protection.
Etymology: From armour, from armure, from armure, from armatura.
Wikipedia
armor
ARMOR is the professional journal of the U.S. Army’s Armor Branch, published by the Chief of Armor at Fort Benning, Georgia, training center for the Army's tank and cavalry forces (United States Army Armor School). ARMOR magazine is the U.S. Army's oldest professional journal, founded by U.S. Cavalry officers in 1888, and originally titled as The Cavalry Journal.
ChatGPT
armor
Armor is a protective covering that is used to prevent damage or harm from being inflicted to an object, individual, or vehicle by direct contact or from projectiles, usually during combat, or from environmental hazards. Armor can be personal such as worn by soldiers or animals, or designed for vehicles, ships, or aircrafts. It can range from simple clothing to complex layered protection.
Webster Dictionary
Armornoun
defensive arms for the body; any clothing or covering worn to protect one's person in battle
Armornoun
steel or iron covering, whether of ships or forts, protecting them from the fire of artillery
Etymology: [OE. armure, fr. F. armure, OF. armeure, fr. L. armatura. See Armature.]
Wikidata
Armor
Armor is a fictional character who exists in Marvel Comics' shared universe, the Marvel Universe. She is a mutant Japanese teenager who is enrolled at the Xavier Institute who retains her powers after the events of Decimation. She first appeared in Astonishing X-Men, vol. 3 #4.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
armor
Defensive arms for the body; any clothing or covering worn to protect one’s person in battle. In English statutes, armor is used for the whole apparatus of war, including offensive as well as defensive arms. The statutes of armor directed what arms every man should provide. Armor has also been extensively used in England in plating important fortifications as those of Portsmouth, and also in Germany for the forts along the frontier.
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
ARMOR
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Armor is ranked #27452 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Armor surname appeared 878 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Armor.
74.1% or 651 total occurrences were White.
16.8% or 148 total occurrences were Black.
3.8% or 34 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2.8% or 25 total occurrences were of two or more races.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of ARMOR in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of ARMOR in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of ARMOR in a Sentence
Seven to eleven is a huge chunk of life, full of dulling and forgetting. It is fabled that we slowly lose the gift of speech with animals, that birds no longer visit our windowsills to converse. As our eyes grow accustomed to sight they armor themselves against wonder.
Against logic there is no armor like ignorance.
The humblest citizen of all the land when clad in the armor of a righteous cause, is stronger than all the hosts of Error.
I was warned on Monday that there might be risks associated with the next few days, and as a consequence of those warnings, I did not go to my condo. Instead, I slept on the floor of my office. And when I gave my speech at the Ellipse, I was wearing body armor.
Innocence is like polished armor; it adorns and defends.
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Translations for ARMOR
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- الدّرعArabic
- йарагъ-матахӏAvaric
- защитна обвивка, броняBulgarian
- arnès, armaduraCatalan, Valencian
- obrněná vojska, obrněné vozidlo, krunýř, brnění, pancíř, obrněné vojsko, zbrojCzech
- Panzer, Panzerkraftwagen, Rüstung, PanzerungGerman
- τεθωρακισμένο, πανοπλία, τεθωρακισμένα, θωράκιση, οπλισμόςGreek
- kirasoEsperanto
- coraza, armadura, blindajeSpanish
- زرهPersian
- panssari, haarniska, panssarijoukotFinnish
- cuirasse, armureFrench
- שריון, משורייןHebrew
- कवचHindi
- զրահ, պատյանArmenian
- zirah, lapis bajaIndonesian
- armaturaItalian
- 装甲, 鎧Japanese
- ჯავშან-ტექნიკა, აბჯარიGeorgian
- 갑옷Korean
- armātūraLatin
- šarvaiLithuanian
- bruņasLatvian
- pākaiMāori
- школка, оклоп, панцирMacedonian
- хуягMongolian
- harnas, pantserDutch
- zbroja, pancerz, wojska pancerne, pojazd opancerzonyPolish
- couraça, armaduraPortuguese
- armurăRomanian
- панцирь, броня, латы, боевая бронированная машина, бронетранспортёр, бронетанковые войска, ББМ, доспехRussian
- oklopSerbo-Croatian
- obrnené vozidlo, brnenie, obrnené vojská, obrnené vojsko, pancierSlovak
- oklep, oklepnikSlovene
- koracë, armor, parzmoreAlbanian
- rustningSwedish
- zırhTurkish
- áo giápVietnamese
- 盔甲Chinese
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