Armor vs Weapon - What's the difference?
armor | weapon |
(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.
To equip something with armor or a protective coating or hardening.
To provide something with an analogous form of protection.
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An instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords.
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*:“[…] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons ! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”
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As nouns the difference between armor and weapon
is that armor is a protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces while weapon is an instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords.As a verb armor
is to equip something with armor or a protective coating or hardening.armor
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Alternative forms
* armourNoun
(wikipedia) (qualifier)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, cavalryDerived terms
* * composite armour * armour-plated * armour plating * armoury * spaced armour * stand-off armour * suit of armour * reactive armour * explosive reactive armourVerb
(en verb)weapon
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