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Armour  Armour Ar·Mour Suit Chiefly Variant Armor Heavy

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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
Ar·mour
 \\ˈär-mər\\ biographical name
Philip Danforth 1832-1901 American industrialist
ar·mour
chiefly British variant of 
armor
English Etymology
armour
  British spelling of armor (q.v.); for suffix, see -or.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English
Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of English


armour 
noun 

ADJ. full, heavy | light | body the police should be protected by body armour. | protective 

VERB + ARMOUR have on, wear | put on, take off | penetrate, pierce An arrow had pierced his armour. 

PREP. in ~ warriors in full armour 

PHRASES a suit of armour He wore a suit of heavy armour and carried a sword. 

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
armour
ar·mour (BrE(NAmE armor) / 5B:mE(r)NAmE 5B:rm- / noun[U] 
1. special metal clothing that soldiers wore in the past to protect their bodies while fighting
   盔甲;甲胄:
   a suit of armour 
   一副盔甲 
  (figurative) Monkeys do not have any kind of protective armour and use their brains to solve problems. 
   猴子没有任何防身的盔甲,就动脑筋解决问题。 
2. metal covers that protect ships and military vehicles such as tanks
   (军舰、坦克等的)装甲,防弹钢板
3. (technical 术语) military vehicles used in war
   装甲部队;装甲车辆:
   an attack by infantry and armour 
   步兵和装甲兵的进攻 
 IDIOMS 
 see 
chink
 n., 
knight
 n. 
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
ar·mour
\ˈȧmə(r\
chiefly Britain 
variant of 
armor

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