Phrase Hound found 23 phrases and 19 compound words that contain armour. The most common are listed below. Open armour in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 23
- plate armourMetallic armour made of large pieces or plates.
- suit of armourA collection of garments, usually made of metal, worn over the body for protection in battle from weapons.
- rock armourRock or other suitable material used to protect shorelines, streambeds, bridge abutments, pilings and other structures against scour and water, wave, or ice erosion.
- armour-piercingAlternative form of armor-piercing: Intended to pierce armor.
- armour plateAlternative spelling of armor plate: A plate made of a tough material designed to withstand impact from a bullet, sharp instrument, etc., especially one worn on the body.
- armour platesplural of armour plate: A plate made of a tough material designed to withstand impact from a bullet, sharp instrument, etc., especially one worn on the body.
- body armourAlternative spelling of body armor: Armor for one's person (the human body), as contrasted with armor for vehicles; especially, modern protective clothing (of kevlar and other advanced materials), as contrasted with a medieval metal suit …
- coat armourThe escutcheon of a person or family, with its charges, mantling, crest, supporters, motto, etc.
- mirror armourA kind of plate armour developed from round metallic mirrors often worn over other armour (usually over mail) as reinforcement.
- plot armourUK standard spelling of plot armor.
- reactive armourVehicle armor which reacts to the impact of a weapon in such a way as to reduce the damage done, typically by exploding to disrupt the penetrating jet of a shaped-charge weapon.
- scale armourAlternative spelling of scale armor: An armor made of overlapping small plates of metal, horn or some kind of hide, resembling the scales of a fish.
- armour platingHeavy plate steel, or other strong plate metal, installed to create armour on a structure or vehicle.
- suits of armourplural of suit of armour: A collection of garments, usually made of metal, worn over the body for protection in battle from weapons.
- knight in shining armourBritish standard spelling of knight in shining armor.
- chink in the armourAlternative spelling of chink in the armor: A weakness; a weak point (particularly of something formerly considered near-invincible or perfect).
- armour-platedAlternative form of armor-plated: Covered with a hard steel plate; especially of vehicles, boats, and defenses.
- chain armourchainmail
- passive armourShielding that is chemically inert (unlike reactive armour) and does not require electricity or active sensors to operate. It is usually made of metal, ceramic, or in some cases, composite materials.
- top-armourA top railing supported by stanchions and equipped with netting.
- knights in shining armourplural of knight in shining armour: British standard spelling of knight in shining armor.
- combat armour suitAlternative spelling of combat armor suit: a powered, armed and armored exoskeleton, in fiction and military research
- combat armour suitsplural of combat armour suit: a powered, armed and armored exoskeleton, in fiction and military research
Compound words 19
- armourbearerOne who carries armor for another.
- antiarmourAlternative spelling of antiarmor: Designed for attacking armored vehicles, such as tanks and armored personnel carriers.
- armouristAlternative form of armorist: A person skilled in the bearings of coats of arms, and all relating to their emblazonment.
- armourlikeAlternative spelling of armorlike: Resembling or characteristic of armor.
- armoursmithA person who forges armour (such as greaves, breastplates, and legplates).
- armoursmithingA profession that involves forging armour pieces, such as greaves and helms, out of raw materials like metal or steel.
- enarmourTo clothe with protective coverings.
- disarmouredStripped of armour; rendered defenceless.
- armouriesplural of armoury: A place where arms are kept, an arsenal.
- armourbearersplural of armourbearer: One who carries armor for another.