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armour

/ˈɑː.mə/ /ˈɑːɹ.mɚ/

Meanings
noun
A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.

Examples :

"The knight's armour protected him from the dragon's fiery breath. "
material military weapon vehicle wear body history war

Related Words

Illustration protecting

protecting verb

/pɹəˈtɛktɪŋ/

To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.

"Condoms are designed to protect against sexually-transmitted diseases."

Illustration predators

predators noun

/ˈpɹɛdəˌtɔɹz/ /ˈpɹɛdəˌtərz/

Any animal or other organism that hunts and kills other organisms (their prey), primarily for food.

"Lions and tigers are powerful predators that hunt zebras and other animals on the African savanna. "

Illustration protection

protection noun

/pɹəˈtɛkʃən/

The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.

"Raincoats give protection from rain."

Illustration protective

protective noun

/pɹoʊtɛktɪv/

Something that protects.

"The protective helmet was essential for the construction worker. "

Illustration primarily

primarily adverb

/pɹaɪˈmɛɹəli/

(focus) Of a primary or central nature, first and foremost

"My brother is primarily a student; he spends most of his time studying. "

Illustration armadillo

armadillo noun

/ɑːməˈdɪləʊ/ /ɑɹməˈdɪloʊ/

Any of the burrowing mammals covered with bony, jointed, protective plates, order Cingulata, found in the Americas, especially in South America.

"The armadillo scurried across the backyard, its bony plates glinting in the afternoon sun. "

Illustration statistics

statistics noun

/stəˈtɪstɪks/

A mathematical science concerned with data collection, presentation, analysis, and interpretation.

"Statistics is the only mathematical field required for many social sciences."

Illustration technician

technician noun

/tekˈnɪʃən/

A person who studies or practises technology.

"The computer technician fixed the broken printer in the school library. "

Illustration consisting

consisting verb

/kənˈsɪstɪŋ/

To be.

"The project consists of three main parts. "

Illustration collectively

collectively adverb

/kəˈlɛktɪvli/ /kəˈlɛktɪli/

In a collective manner; viewed together as a whole; to be treated as a single unit, rather than the items that make up the collection separately.

"The students, collectively, decided to postpone the project until next week. "

Illustration protected

protected verb

/pɹəˈtɛktɪd/

To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.

"Condoms are designed to protect against sexually-transmitted diseases."

Illustration formation

formation noun

/fə(ɹ).ˈmeɪ.ʃən/ /fɔɹ.ˈmeɪ.ʃən/

Something possessing structure or form.

"The intricate formation of the puzzle pieces allowed the child to assemble a picture of a dog. "