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Armor vs Cuirass - What's the difference?

armor | cuirass |

As nouns the difference between armor and cuirass

is that armor is (uncountable) a protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces while cuirass is a piece of defensive armor, covering the body from the neck to the girdle.

As a verb armor

is to equip something with armor or a protective coating or hardening.

armor

English

Alternative forms

* armour

Noun

(wikipedia) (qualifier)
  • (uncountable) A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.
  • (uncountable) A natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body.
  • (uncountable) Metal plate, protecting a ship, military vehicle, or aircraft.
  • (countable) A tank, or other heavy mobile assault vehicle.
  • (military, uncountable) A military formation consisting primarily of tanks or other armoured fighting vehicles, collectively.
  • (hydrology, uncountable) The naturally occurring surface of pebbles, rocks or boulders that line the bed of a waterway or beach and provide protection against erosion.

    • Synonyms

    * (body armour) body armour, body armor, mail, chain mail, plate, suit of armour, suit of armor * (animal) horn, carapace, chitin * (metal plate) armour plate, armor plate * (military) mechanized, cavalry

    Derived terms

    * * composite armour * armour-plated * armour plating * armoury * spaced armour * stand-off armour * suit of armour * reactive armour * explosive reactive armour

    Related terms

    () * arm * arms * armament * armaments

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To equip something with armor or a protective coating or hardening.
  • To provide something with an analogous form of protection.
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    cuirass

    English

    Noun

    (es)
  • A piece of defensive armor, covering the body from the neck to the girdle.
  • * 1786 , Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons , page 19:
    • The cuirass covered the body before and behind, it consisted of two parts, a breast and back piece of iron, fastened together by means of straps and buckles, or other contrivances. They were originally as the name imports, made of leather, but afterwards of metal, both brass and iron.
  • The breastplate taken by itself.

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "cuirass")