defensive armour

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• Armour —    Is employed in the English Bible to denote military equipment, both offensive and defensive.    1) The offensive weapons were different at different periods of history. The rod of iron (Ps. 2:9) is supposed to mean a mace or crowbar, an… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

• defensive — /dəˈfɛnsɪv / (say duh fensiv) adjective 1. serving to defend; protective: defensive armour. 2. made or carried on for the purpose of resisting attack. 3. of or relating to defence. 4. indicating the assumption that one is under attack and that a… …  

• 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 (zoology) — Armor (or armour) in animals is external or superficial protection against attack by predators, formed as part of the body (rather than the behavioural use of protective external objects), usually through the hardening of body tissues, outgrowths …   Wikipedia

• Armour — This interesting and unusual surname, recorded as Armor, Armour, Armer, Larmour and Larmer, is of early medieval English and Scottish origin, and is from a metonymic occupational name for a maker of arms and armour, from the Middle English (1200… …   Surnames reference

• armour — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• armour — /ˈamə / (say ahmuh) noun 1. defensive equipment; any covering worn as a protection against offensive weapons. 2. a metallic sheathing or protective covering, especially metal plates used on warships, armoured vehicles, aeroplanes, and… …  

• armour — n. & v. (US armor) n. 1 a defensive covering, usu. of metal, formerly worn to protect the body in fighting. 2 a (in full armour plate) a protective metal covering for an armed vehicle, ship, etc. b armoured fighting vehicles collectively. 3 a… …   Useful english dictionary

• armour-plate — arˈmour plate noun A defensive metal plate for a ship, tank, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑armour …   Useful english dictionary

• Reactive armour — M60A1 Patton tank with Israeli Blazer ERA. A …   Wikipedia

• Proofing of armour — The proofing of armour refers to the process of testing armour for its defensive ability, most commonly used to historical testing of plate armour and chainmail. In the early middle ages, armour would be classified by the blows it could withstand …   Wikipedia