Armor

(noun.) tough more-or-less rigid protective covering of an animal or plant.

(noun.) protective covering made of metal and used in combat.

(noun.) a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles.

(verb.) equip with armor.

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• The guide showed us the veritable armor worn by the great son-in-law and successor of Mahomet, and also the buckler of Mahomet's uncle. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• The one shown is a nickel steel side armor plate, 14 inches thick. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• From the delicate hair spring of a watch to the massive armor plate of a battleship, it finds endless applications, and is nature’s most enduring gift to man--abundant, cheap, and lasting. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• The varied and complex machining required on armor plate demands tools of enormous size and strength as well as varied purpose. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• In Fig. 257 is seen the great 14,000-ton hydraulic press-forge squeezing into shape a port armor plate for the battleship Alabama. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• The most modern method, however, is by the hydraulic press forge, now used in the shops of the Bethlehem steel works in the production of Harveyized armor plate. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• The cruiser is the result of the triumph of those who contended for high speed at the sacrifice of heavy armor protection and excessive battery strength. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Its distinguishing features are certain modifications in the distribution of the mass of protective armor of the ship. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• The battleship is the expression of the thoughts of those who stood for extremely developed battery power, great thickness of armor plate, and moderate speed. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• I caught glimpses of velvet chairs, a high white marble mantel-piece, and what seemed to be a suit of Japanese armor at one side of it. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• The most recent and perhaps most important, however, is _nickel steel_, used in making armor for battleships. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• The Krupp armor plate, now rated as the best, is made under the patent to Schmitz and Ehrenzberger, No. 534,178, February 12, 1895. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• Therefore he took to wearing armor. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• In this shop the different groups of armor are assembled in the position they will occupy on the vessel for which they are intended, and inspected before shipment. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• The armor protection in this type of ship is much lower than that of the battleship, while the ordnance, on the other hand, is practically the same. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.

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