name · noun · verb · 13 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɑː.mə/
US:/ˈɑːɹ.mɚ/
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rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)mə(ɹ)
CMU ARPABET:AA1 R M ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, uncountable
Examples
a suit of armor
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: carapace, chitin, horn
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A metal plate, protecting a ship, military vehicle, or aircraft.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: armor plate
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A tank, or other heavy mobile assault vehicle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
A military formation consisting primarily of tanks or other armoured fighting vehicles, collectively.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, uncountable
Topics: government, military, politics, war
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cavalry, mechanized
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
The naturally occurring surface of pebbles, rocks or boulders that line the bed of a waterway or beach and provide protection against erosion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, uncountable
Topics: geography, hydrology, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
verb
Meaning 8
To equip something with armor or a protective coating or hardening.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
verb
Meaning 9
To provide something with an analogous form of protection.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
noun
Meaning 10
tough more-or-less rigid protective covering of an animal or plant
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: armour
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: protective covering
11
noun
Meaning 11
protective covering made of metal and used in combat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Narrower terms: body armor, body armour, suit of armor, suit of armour, coat of mail, cataphract, shield, buckler
12
noun
Meaning 12
a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: armour
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: military unit, military force, military group, force
13
verb
Meaning 13
equip with armor
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: armour
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: equip, fit, fit out, outfit
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2er-der. Proto-Indo-European *h2(e)rmosder. Latin arma Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin armō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh2? Latin -tūra Latin armātūra Old French armeure Anglo-Norman armurebor. Middle English armure English armor From Middle English armure, armour, armor, armeure, borrowed from Anglo-Norman armure and Old French armeüre, from Latin armātūra. Doublet of armature and armure. By surface analysis, arm (“to cover or furnish”) + -or (suffix forming agent nouns or nouns of quality, state, or condition).
Across languages
Translations
180 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
tarogzë
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Albanian:
parzmore
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Arabic:
دِرْع
(dirʕ)
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Armenian:
զրահ
(zrah)
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Armenian:
պատյան
(patyan)
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Asturian:
armadura
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Asturian:
cenonda
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Asturian:
cimbla
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Avar:
йарагъ-матахӏ
(jarağ-mataḥr)
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Azerbaijani:
zireh
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Azerbaijani:
dəmir geyim
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Azerbaijani:
yaraq-əsləhə
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Azerbaijani:
yaraq-əsbab
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Azerbaijani:
yaraq-yasaq
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Bashkir:
һауыт
(hawıt)
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Belarusian:
браня́
(branjá)
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Belarusian:
даспе́хі
(daspjéxi)
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Bulgarian:
броня́
(bronjá)
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Catalan:
arnès
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Catalan:
armadura
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Chinese Mandarin:
盔甲
(kuījiǎ)
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Chinese Mandarin:
鐵甲 /铁甲
(tiějiǎ)
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Chinese Mandarin:
鎧甲 /铠甲
(kǎijiǎ)
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Czech:
brnění
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Czech:
zbroj
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Czech:
pancíř
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Danish:
rustning
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Dutch:
pantser
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Dutch:
harnas
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Esperanto:
kiraso
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Esperanto:
armaĵo
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Finnish:
haarniska
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Finnish:
panssari
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
French:
armure
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Galician:
armadura
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Georgian:
ჯავშანი
(ǯavšani)
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Georgian:
აბჯარი
(abǯari)
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Georgian:
საჭურველი
(sač̣urveli)
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
German:
Rüstung
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
German:
Panzerung
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
German:
Armierung
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
German:
Bewehrung
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Greek:
θωράκιση
(thorákisi)
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Greek:
πανοπλία
(panoplía)
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Greek:
οπλισμός
(oplismós)
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Ancient Greek:
πανοπλία
(panoplía)
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Hebrew:
שִׁרְיוֹן
(shiryon)
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Hindi:
कवच
(kavac)
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Hungarian:
páncél
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Hungarian:
páncélok
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Icelandic:
brynja
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Indonesian:
zirah
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Irish:
armúr
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Italian:
armatura
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Japanese:
鎧
(yoroi)
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Japanese:
装甲
(sōkō)
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Khmer:
ក្រោះ
(krɑh)
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Korean:
갑옷
(gabot)
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Kyrgyz:
кыяк
(kıyak)
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Latgalian:
brūne
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Latin:
armātūra
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Latvian:
bruņas
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Lithuanian:
šarvai
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Macedonian:
оклоп
(oklop)
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Macedonian:
панцир
(pancir)
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Maltese:
armatura
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Manchu:
ᡠᡴ᠋ᠰᡳ᠍ᠨ
(uksin)
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Māori:
pākai
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Maranao:
bakakes
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Marathi:
कवच
(kavac)
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Mingrelian:
ანჯარი
(anǯari)
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Mon:
ပၠောံခြပ်
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Mongolian:
хуяг
(xujag)
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Norwegian Bokmål:
rustning
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Norwegian Nynorsk:
rustning
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Occitan:
armadura
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Old English:
byrne
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Ossetian:
згъӕрӕфтыд
(zǧæræftyd)
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Pali:
kavaca
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Persian:
زره
(zere)
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Polish:
zbroja
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Polish:
pancerz
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Portuguese:
armadura
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Romanian:
armură
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Romanian:
blindaj
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Russian:
броня́
(bronjá)
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Russian:
ла́ты
(láty)
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Russian:
доспе́хи
(dospéxi)
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Serbo-Croatian:
о̀клоп
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Serbo-Croatian:
òklop
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Slovak:
brnenie
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Slovene:
oklep
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Southern Altai:
куйак
(kuyak)
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Spanish:
armadura
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Spanish:
blindaje
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Swedish:
rustning
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Tagalog:
baluti
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Thai:
เกราะ
(kerāa)
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Turkish:
zırh
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Ugaritic:
𐎘𐎗𐎊𐎐
(ṯryn)
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Ukrainian:
броня́
(bronjá)
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Ukrainian:
ла́ти
(láty)
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Vietnamese:
áo giáp
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Vietnamese:
giáp
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Yiddish:
פּאַנצער
(pantser)
— protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces
Armenian:
զրահ
(zrah)
— natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
Armenian:
պատյան
(patyan)
— natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
Belarusian:
па́нцыр
(páncyr)
— natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
Bulgarian:
защитна обвивка
(zaštitna obvivka)
— natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
Chinese Mandarin:
鎧甲 /铠甲
(kǎijiǎ)
— natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
Czech:
krunýř
— natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
Czech:
pancíř
— natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
Dutch:
pantser
— natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
Finnish:
panssari
— natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
French:
cuirasse
— natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
German:
Panzerung
— natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
Greek:
θωράκιση
(thorákisi)
— natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
Hebrew:
שִׁרְיוֹן
(shiryon)
— natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
Irish:
armúr
— natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
Italian:
corazza
— natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
Japanese:
鎧
(yoroi)
— natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
Japanese:
装甲
(sōkō)
— natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
Korean:
철갑
(cheolgap)
— natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
Macedonian:
оклоп
(oklop)
— natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
Macedonian:
школка
(školka)
— natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
Māori:
pākai
— natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
Marathi:
कवच
(kavac)
— natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
Polish:
pancerz
— natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
Portuguese:
couraça
— natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
Russian:
па́нцирь
(páncirʹ)
— natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
Siberian Tatar:
ҡуйаҡ
(quyaq)
— natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
Slovak:
pancier
— natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
Slovene:
oklep
— natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
Southern Altai:
куйак
(kuyak)
— natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
Spanish:
coraza
— natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
Ukrainian:
па́нцир
(páncyr)
— natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
Uyghur:
қуяқ
(quyaq)
— natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body
Albanian:
koracë
— other heavy mobile assault vehicle
Czech:
obrněné vozidlo
— other heavy mobile assault vehicle
Dutch:
pantservoertuig
— other heavy mobile assault vehicle
Finnish:
panssariajoneuvo
— other heavy mobile assault vehicle
Georgian:
ჯავშან-ტექნიკა
(ǯavšan-ṭekniḳa)
— other heavy mobile assault vehicle
German:
Panzerung
— other heavy mobile assault vehicle
German:
Panzer
— other heavy mobile assault vehicle
German:
Panzerkraftwagen
— other heavy mobile assault vehicle
Greek:
τεθωρακισμένο
(tethorakisméno)
— other heavy mobile assault vehicle
Hebrew:
משוריין
(meshuryan)
— other heavy mobile assault vehicle
Indonesian:
lapis baja
— other heavy mobile assault vehicle
Macedonian:
оклоп
(oklop)
— other heavy mobile assault vehicle
Polish:
pojazd opancerzony
— other heavy mobile assault vehicle
Portuguese:
(veículo) blindado
— other heavy mobile assault vehicle
Romanian:
vehicul blindat
— other heavy mobile assault vehicle
Romanian:
blindat
— other heavy mobile assault vehicle
Russian:
боева́я брони́рованная маши́на
(bojevája bronírovannaja mašína)
— other heavy mobile assault vehicle
Russian:
ББМ
(BBM)
— other heavy mobile assault vehicle
Russian:
бронетранспортёр
(bronetransportjór)
— other heavy mobile assault vehicle
Slovak:
obrnené vozidlo
— other heavy mobile assault vehicle
Slovene:
oklepnik
— other heavy mobile assault vehicle
Spanish:
blindado
— other heavy mobile assault vehicle
Yiddish:
פּאַנצער
(pantser)
— other heavy mobile assault vehicle
Czech:
obrněné vojsko
— military formation consisting primarily of tanks
Czech:
obrněná vojska
— military formation consisting primarily of tanks
Dutch:
pantserformatie
— military formation consisting primarily of tanks
Finnish:
panssarijoukot
— military formation consisting primarily of tanks
Finnish:
panssariosasto
— military formation consisting primarily of tanks
Georgian:
ჯავშან-ტექნიკა
(ǯavšan-ṭekniḳa)
— military formation consisting primarily of tanks
Greek:
τεθωρακισμένα
(tethorakisména)
— military formation consisting primarily of tanks
Polish:
wojska pancerne
— military formation consisting primarily of tanks
Romanian:
unitate blindată
— military formation consisting primarily of tanks
Romanian:
trupe blindate
— military formation consisting primarily of tanks
Russian:
бронета́нковые войска́
(bronetánkovyje vojská)
— military formation consisting primarily of tanks
Slovak:
obrnené vojsko
— military formation consisting primarily of tanks
Slovak:
obrnené vojská
— military formation consisting primarily of tanks
Danish:
pansre
— to equip with armour
Finnish:
panssaroida
— to equip with armour
Finnish:
haarniskoida
— to equip with armour
German:
panzern
— to equip with armour
Russian:
бронирова́ть
(bronirovátʹ)
— to equip with armour
Swedish:
bepansra
— to equip with armour
Finnish:
panssaroida
— to provide something with an analogous form of protection