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• armour — (BrE) (AmE armor) noun ADJECTIVE ▪ full, heavy, thick ▪ light ▪ body ▪ police officers in full body armour …   Collocations dictionary

• 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 — (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 and Company — was an American slaughterhouse and meatpacking company founded in Chicago, Illinois, in 1867 by the Armour brothers, led by Philip Danforth Armour. By 1880, the company was Chicago s most important business and helped make the city and its Union… …   Wikipedia

• Full contact karate — is a term used to differentiate between schools that spar full contact and those that use light contact point sparring. HistoryIt has many different derivatives but two main fundamental styles. One is similar to other competition karate where… …   Wikipedia

• Armour-piercing discarding sabot — A Phalanx Mk149 APDS discarding its sabot and petals Armour piercing discarding sabot (APDS) is a type of kinetic energy projectile fired from a gun to attack armoured targets. APDS rounds are sabot rounds and were commonly used in large calibre… …   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

• Armour of God — Infobox Film name = Armour of God caption = UK DVD cover director = Jackie Chan, Eric Tsang producer = Leonard Ho, Chua Lam writer = Jackie Chan, John Sheppard, Eric Tsang starring = Jackie Chan, Alan Tam, Rosamund Kwan music = Michael Wandmacher …   Wikipedia

• full — adj. 1 holding/containing as much as it will hold VERBS ▪ be, look, seem ▪ become, get ▪ The garage is getting full of junk again. ADVERB …   Collocations dictionary

• Plate armour — is personal armour made from large metal plates, worn on the chest and sometimes the entire body. History Plate armour protecting the chest and the lower limbs was used by the ancient Greeks and Romans, but it fell into disuse after the collapse… …   Wikipedia