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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles;
[syn: armor, armour]

2. protective covering made of metal and used in combat;
[syn: armor, armour]

3. tough more-or-less rigid protective covering of an animal or plant;
[syn: armor, armour]


VERB (1)

1. equip with armor;
[syn: armor, armour]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Armor \Ar"mor\, n. [OE. armure, fr. F. armure, OF. armeure, fr. L. armatura. See Armature.] [Spelt also armour.] 1. Defensive arms for the body; any clothing or covering worn to protect one's person in battle. [1913 Webster] Note: In English statues, armor is used for the whole apparatus of war, including offensive as well as defensive arms. The statues of armor directed what arms every man should provide. [1913 Webster] 2. Steel or iron covering, whether of ships or forts, protecting them from the fire of artillery. [1913 Webster] Coat armor, the escutcheon of a person or family, with its several charges and other furniture, as mantling, crest, supporters, motto, etc. Submarine, a water-tight dress or covering for a diver. See under Submarine. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

armour n 1: a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles [syn: armor, armour] 2: protective covering made of metal and used in combat [syn: armor, armour] 3: tough more-or-less rigid protective covering of an animal or plant [syn: armor, armour] v 1: equip with armor [syn: armor, armour]