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{{also|Armor}}
==English==
{{wikipedia|armour|armor}}

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|en|armour||British|Canadian|Australian}}

===Etymology===
From {{inh|en|enm|armure}}, {{m|enm|armour}}, {{m|enm|armor}}, {{m|enm|armeure}}, borrowed from {{der|en|xno|armure}} and {{der|en|fro|armeüre}}, from {{der|en|la|armātūra}}. {{doublet|en|armature|armure}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈɑːɹ.mɚ/|a=US}}
** {{audio|en|en-us-armor.ogg|a=US}}
** {{audio|en|En-us-armour.ogg|a=US}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈɑː.mə/|a=UK}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɑː(ɹ)mə(ɹ)|s=2}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun|~}} {{tlb|en|chiefly|_|American spelling}}

# {{lb|en|uncountable}} A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.
#: {{hypo|en|body armor|mail|chain mail|plate|suit of armor}}
# {{lb|en|uncountable}} A natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body.
#: {{syn|en|carapace|chitin|horn}}
# {{lb|en|uncountable}} Metal plate, protecting a ship, military vehicle, or aircraft.
#: {{syn|en|armor plate}}
# {{lb|en|countable}}<!--?--> A [[tank]], or other heavy mobile assault vehicle.
# {{lb|en|military|uncountable}} A [[military]] [[formation]] consisting primarily of [[tank|tanks]] or other [[armoured fighting vehicles]], collectively.
#: {{syn|en|cavalry|mechanized}}
#* {{quote-video game|en|developer=Bungie|authorlink=Bungie|title=w:Halo 3|publisher=w:Microsoft Game Studios|date=25 September 2007|system=w:Xbox 360|role={{w|List of Halo characters#Miranda Keyes|Miranda Keyes}}|actor=Justis Bolding|level=[https://www.halopedia.org/The_Ark_(level) The Ark]|passage=Good work, Chief. Link up with our '''armor''' on the far side of the wall.}}
# {{lb|en|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====
* {{sense|body armour}} {{l|en|body armour}}, {{l|en|body armor}}, {{l|en|mail}}, {{l|en|chain mail}}, {{l|en|plate}}, {{l|en|suit of armour}}, {{l|en|suit of armor}}
* {{sense|animal}} {{l|en|horn}}, {{l|en|carapace}}, {{l|en|chitin}}
* {{sense|metal plate}} {{l|en|armour plate}}, {{l|en|armor plate}}
* {{sense|military}} {{l|en|mechanized}}, {{l|en|cavalry}}

====Derived terms====
{{der4|en|title=Terms derived from ''armour'' (noun)| passive armor|appliqué armour|antiarmor|armorbearer|armored combat|scale armor|armorial|armorist|armorless|armorlike|armorplast|armorsmith|dearmor|enarmor|mirror armor|composite armour|armour-piercing|armour-plated|armour plating|armoury|spaced armour|stand-off armour|suit of armour|reactive armour|rock armour|explosive reactive armour|armor-bearer|armor-piercing|armor-piercing shot|armor-plated|chink in the armor|combat armor suit|knight in shining armor|plate armor|plot armor|reactive armor}}

====Related terms====
{{rel4|en|arm|arms|armament|armaments|armure}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|tarogzë}}, {{t+|sq|parzmore}}, {{t+check|sq|armor|?}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|دِرْع|m}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|զրահ}}, {{t+|hy|պատյան}}
* Avar: {{t|av|йарагъ-матахӏ}}
* Azerbaijani: {{t|az|zireh}}, {{t|az|dəmir geyim}} {{qualifier|of a knight}}, {{t|az|yaraq-əsləhə}} {{qualifier|of a knight}}, {{t|az|yaraq-əsbab}} {{qualifier|of a knight}}, {{t|az|yaraq-yasaq}} {{qualifier|of a knight}}
* Bashkir: {{t|ba|һауыт}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|браня́|f}}, {{t|be|даспе́хі|m-p}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|броня́|f}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|arnès|m}}, {{t+|ca|armadura|f}}
* Chechen: {{t-needed|ce}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|盔甲|tr=kuījiǎ}}, {{t+|cmn|鐵甲|tr=tiějiǎ}}, {{t+|cmn|鎧甲|tr=kǎijiǎ}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|brnění|n}}, {{t+|cs|zbroj|f}}, {{t+|cs|pancíř|m}}
* Danish: {{t|da|rustning|c}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|pantser|n}}, {{t+|nl|harnas|n}}
* Esperanto: {{t+|eo|kiraso}}, {{t|eo|armaĵo}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|haarniska}} {{qualifier|body}}, {{t+|fi|panssari}} {{qualifier|vehicle etc.}}
* French: {{t+|fr|armure|f}}
* Galician: {{t|gl|armadura|f}}
* Georgian: {{t+|ka|ჯავშანი}}, {{t+|ka|აბჯარი}}, {{t|ka|საჭურველი}}
* German: {{t+|de|Rüstung|f}}, {{t+|de|Panzerung|f}}, {{t+|de|Armierung|f}}, {{t+|de|Bewehrung|f}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|θωράκιση|f}}, {{t+|el|πανοπλία|f}}, {{t+|el|οπλισμός|m}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|שִׁרְיוֹן|m|tr=shiryon}}
* Hindi: {{t+|hi|कवच|m}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|páncél}}, {{t+|hu|páncélok|p}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|brynja|f}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|zirah}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|armúr|m}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|armatura|f}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|鎧|tr=yoroi}}, {{t+|ja|装甲|tr=sōkō}}
* Khmer:  {{t-needed|km}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|갑옷}}
* Latgalian: {{t|ltg|brūne}}
* Latin: {{t|la|armātūra|f}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|bruņas|p}}
* Lithuanian: {{t|lt|šarvai}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|оклоп|m}}, {{t|mk|панцир|m}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|armatura|f}}
* Manchu: {{t|mnc|ᡠᡴ᠋ᠰᡳ᠍ᠨ}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|pākai}}
* Maranao: {{t|mrw|bakakes}}
* Marathi: {{t|mr|कवच|n}}
* Mingrelian: {{t|xmf|ანჯარი}}
* Mon:{{t+|mnw|ပၠောံခြပ်}}
* Mongolian: {{t+|mn|хуяг}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t|nb|rustning|m|f}} {{q|body}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|rustning|f}} {{q|body}}
* Occitan: {{t+|oc|armadura|f}}
* Old English: {{t|ang|byrne|f}}
* Ossetian: {{t|os|згъӕрӕфтыд}}
* Pali: {{t|pi|kavaca|m}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|زره|tr=zere}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|zbroja|f}}, {{t+|pl|pancerz|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|armadura|f}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|armură|f}}, {{t+|ro|blindaj|n}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|броня́|f}}, {{t+|ru|ла́ты|f-p}}, {{t+|ru|доспех|m-p|alt=доспе́хи}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|о̀клоп|m}}
*: Roman: {{t+|sh|òklop|m}}
* Slovak: {{t|sk|brnenie|n}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|oklep|m}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|armadura|f}}, {{t|es|blindaje|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|rustning|c}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|baluti}}
* Thai: {{t+|th|เกราะ|tr=kerāa}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|zırh}}
* Ugaritic: {{t|uga|𐎘𐎗𐎊𐎐}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|броня́|f}}, {{t|uk|ла́ти|f-p}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|áo giáp}}
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|פּאַנצער|m}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|զրահ}}, {{t+|hy|պատյան}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|па́нцыр|m}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|защитна обвивка|f}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|鎧甲|tr=kǎijiǎ}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|krunýř|m}}; {{t+|cs|pancíř|m}} {{qualifier|colloquial}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|panssari}}
* French: {{t+|fr|cuirasse|f}}
* German: {{t+|de|Panzerung|f}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|θωράκιση|f}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|שִׁרְיוֹן|m|tr=shiryon}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|armúr|m}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|corazza}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|鎧|tr=yoroi}}, {{t+|ja|装甲|tr=sōkō}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|철갑}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|оклоп|m}}, {{t|mk|школка|f}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|pākai}}
* Marathi: {{t|mr|कवच|n}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|pancerz|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|couraça|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|па́нцирь|m}}
* Slovak: {{t|sk|pancier|m}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|oklep|m}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|coraza|f}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|па́нцир|m}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-see|tank}}

{{trans-top|other heavy mobile assault vehicle}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|koracë}}
* Czech: {{t|cs|obrněné vozidlo|n}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|panssariajoneuvo}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|ჯავშან-ტექნიკა}}
* German: {{t+|de|Panzerung|f}}, {{t+|de|Panzer|m}}, {{t|de|Panzerkraftwagen}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|τεθωρακισμένο|n}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|משוריין|m|tr=meshuryan}}
* Indonesian: {{t|id|lapis baja}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|оклоп|m}}
* Polish: {{t|pl|pojazd opancerzony|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t|pt|([[veículo]]) [[blindado]]|m}}
* Romanian: {{t|ro|[[vehicul]] [[blindat]]|n}}, {{t+|ro|blindat|n}}
* Russian: {{t|ru|боева́я брони́рованная маши́на|f}}, {{t|ru|ББМ|f}}, {{t+|ru|бронетранспортёр|m}} {{qualifier|armoured personnel carrier}}
* Slovak: {{t|sk|obrnené vozidlo|n}}
* Slovene: {{t|sl|oklepnik|m}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|blindado|m}}
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|פּאַנצער|m}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|military formation consisting primarily of tanks}}
* Czech: {{t|cs|obrněné vojsko|n}}, {{t|cs|obrněná vojska|p}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|panssarijoukot|p}}, {{t|fi|panssariosasto}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|ჯავშან-ტექნიკა}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|τεθωρακισμένα|n-p}}
* Polish: {{t|pl|wojska pancerne|p}}
* Romanian: {{t|ro|[[unitate]] [[blindată]]|f}}, {{t|ro|[[trupe]] [[blindate]]|f-p}}
* Russian: {{t|ru|бронета́нковые войска́|n-p}}
* Slovak: {{t|sk|obrnené vojsko|n}}, {{t|sk|obrnené vojská|p}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{checktrans-top}}
* Breton: {{t+check|br|houarnwisk|m}}, {{t-check|br|hobregon|m}} (1), {{t-check|br|[[karbed]] [[houarnet]]}} (3)
* Interlingua: {{t-check|ia|armatura}} (1); {{t-check|ia|cuirasse}} (2); {{t-check|ia|[[vehiculo]] [[blindate]]}}, {{t-check|ia|blindato}} (3)
{{trans-bottom}}

===Verb===
{{en-verb}}

# {{lb|en|transitive}} To equip something with armor or a protective coating or hardening.
# {{lb|en|transitive}} To provide something with an analogous form of protection.

====Translations====
{{trans-top|to equip with armour}}
* Danish: {{t|da|pansre}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|panssaroida}}; {{t|fi|haarniskoida}} {{qualifier|body armour}}
* German: {{t+|de|panzern}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|бронирова́ть|impf|pf}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|bepansra}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|to provide something with an analogous form of protection}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|panssaroida}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=amorr|Marro|Morar|Morra|maror|morra}}

{{cln|en|terms with early reduction of Middle English /iu̯r(ə)/}}
{{C|en|Armor}}

==Albanian==

===Noun===
{{head|sq|noun}}

# [[armour]] {{gloss|body protection}}

{{C|sq|Armor}}

==Latin==

===Verb===
{{head|la|verb form}}

# {{inflection of|la|armō||1|s|pres|pasv|indc}}

==Middle English==

===Noun===
{{head|enm|noun}}

# {{alternative form of|enm|armure}}