armour vest

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• Armour — (or armor) is protective covering, most commonly manufactured from metals, to prevent damage from being inflicted to an individual or a vehicle through use of direct contact weapons or projectiles, usually during combat. While early armour tended …   Wikipedia

• armour — /ahr meuhr/, n. Chiefly Brit. armor. Usage. See our. * * * or body armour Protective clothing that can shield the wearer from weapons and projectiles. By extension, armour is also protective covering for animals, vehicles, and so on. Prehistoric… …   Universalium

• Armour — /ahr meuhr/, n. Philip Danforth /dan fawrth, fohrth/, 1832 1901, U.S. meat packing industrialist. * * * or body armour Protective clothing that can shield the wearer from weapons and projectiles. By extension, armour is also protective covering… …   Universalium

• Osprey body armour — is a system of body armour used by the British Armed Forces. The system is in its fourth iteration following extensive development and engagement with front line users. Osprey body armour fully undone. The wrap around fasteners clearly visible on …   Wikipedia

• Ballistic vest — A ballistic vest is an item of protective clothing that absorbs the impact from gun fired projectiles and shrapnel fragments from explosion. This protection is for the torso. Soft vests are made from many layers of woven or laminated fibers and… …   Wikipedia

• bulletproof vest —       protective covering worn to protect the torso against bullets.       Metal body armour fell into disuse in the 16th and 17th centuries, partly because armour that was effective against bullets was too heavy to be practical. Modern body… …   Universalium

• Japanese armour — A samurai on horseback wearing (O yoroi) Armour in Japan has a history that goes back as far as the 4th century.[1] Japanese armour developed enormously over the centuries since its introduction to the battlefield. It was worn to varying degrees… …   Wikipedia

• Chinese armour — Ceremonial military uniform of the Qianlong Emperor (r. 1735–1796). China has a long history of armour and weapons development. China has many varieties of armour, but the most were of the lamellar, coat of plates, brigandine and scaled varieties …   Wikipedia

• Body armour — was the manufactured use of various materials to provide rigid and dense protection layer to an individual s body surface in combat. As such it could be improvised or designed, partial or fully covering, from light weight to one that is extremely …   Wikipedia

• Korean armour — is the armour used traditionally in ancient times against swords in swordfighting, and as well in other battlefield encounters by Koreans or those fighting in Korea, or Korean fighting overseas. Related to the battle needs accompanying Korean… …   Wikipedia

• bulletproof vest — noun a vest capable of resisting the impact of a bullet • Hypernyms: ↑vest, ↑waistcoat, ↑body armor, ↑body armour, ↑suit of armor, ↑suit of armour, ↑coat of mail, ↑cataphract …   Useful english dictionary