armor synonyms

armor

n.

  1. An armored protection

    shield, protection, covering, guard, armor plate, breastplate, protective covering, mail, steel sheet, helmet, heat sheath, reinforced helmet, cuirass, bulletproof vest, flak vest, tin hat, hard hat, sallet, armet, target, gauntlet, visor, morion, basinet, heaume, casquetel, casque, siege-cap, helm, steel helmet, headpiece, brigandine, jambeaux, greaves, defensive clothing, defensive equipment, leg armor, corset, chain mail, buckler, hauberk, coat of mail, panoply, habergeon, lorica, plastron, trench helmet.

  2. An armored force

    tanks, tank force, Panzer divisions, armored personnel carriers, APC's, armored column, gun carriers, armor divisions.

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