armor-plated — adjective covered with a layer of hard metal to give protection, for example against an attack or explosion: the armor plated doors at the embassy ╾ ,armor plating noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
armor plate — noun specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire • Syn: ↑armour plate, ↑armor plating, ↑plate armor, ↑plate armour • Hypernyms: ↑plate, ↑scale, ↑shell … Useful english dictionary
Armor-piercing shot and shell — [ thumb|right|250px|Armour piercing shell of the APBC 1 Light weight ballistic cap 2 Steel alloy piercing shell 3 Desensitized bursting charge (TNT, Trinitrophenol, RDX...) 4 Fuse (set with delay to explode inside the target) 5 Bourrelet (front)… … Wikipedia
armor plate — armorplated, adj. a plate or plating of specially hardened steel used to cover warships, tanks, aircraft, fortifications, etc., to protect them from enemy fire. Also, armor plating. [1860 65] * * * … Universalium
armor piercing bullet — shell capable of piercing protective armor plating … English contemporary dictionary
armor — [är′mər] n. [ME armure < OFr < L armatura: see ARMATURE] 1. covering worn to protect the body against weapons 2. any defensive or protective covering, as on animals or plants, or the metal plating on warships, warplanes, etc. 3. the armored … English World dictionary
Plating — Plat ing, n. 1. The art or process of covering anything with a plate or plates, or with metal, particularly of overlaying a base or dull metal with a thin plate of precious or bright metal, as by mechanical means or by electro magnetic deposition … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
armor-plated — adjective covered with heavy steel armor plated vehicles • Syn: ↑armor clad, ↑armour clad, ↑armour plated, ↑steel plated • Similar to: ↑armored, ↑armoured * * * … Useful english dictionary
armor plate — heavy metal plating (used on warships, tanks, etc.) … English contemporary dictionary
armor plate — ar′mor plate n. mil a protective plating of hardened steel used esp. to cover warships, tanks, and aircraft Also, ar′mor plat ing. Etymology: 1860–65 … From formal English to slang
