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armor plate

n.
Specially formulated hard steel plate used to cover warships, vehicles, and fortifications.
ar′mor-plat′ed (-plā′tĭd) adj.
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ar′mor plate`


n.
a protective plating of hardened steel used esp. to cover warships, tanks, and aircraft.
Also, ar′mor plat`ing.
[1860–65]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.armor plate - specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy firearmor plate - specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire
armor plating, armour plate, plate armor, plate armour
backplate - plate armor protecting the back; worn as part of a cuirass
beaver - a movable piece of armor on a medieval helmet used to protect the lower face
brassard - armor plate that protects the arm
breastplate, egis, aegis - armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass
cannon - (Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm
chamfron, chanfron, frontstall, front-stall, testiere - medieval plate armor to protect a horse's head
cubitiere - body armor that protects the elbow
cuisse - armor plate that protects the thigh
epauliere - armor plate that protects the shoulder
fauld - a piece of armor plate below the breastplate
gorget - armor plate that protects the neck
greave, jambeau - armor plate that protects legs below the knee
helmet - armor plate that protects the head
knee piece - armor plate that protects the knee
nosepiece - armor plate that protects the nose
pallette, palette - one of the rounded armor plates at the armpits of a suit of armor
scale, shell, plate - a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
roundel - round piece of armor plate that protects the armpit
skirt of tasses - armor plate that protects the body below the waist
sabaton, solleret - armor plate that protects the foot; consists of mail with a solid toe and heel
tasse, tasset - one of two pieces of armor plate hanging from the fauld to protect the upper thighs
tuille - armor plate that protects the hip and thigh
visor, vizor - a piece of armor plate (with eye slits) fixed or hinged to a medieval helmet to protect the face
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