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armor plate

Specially formulated hard steel plate used to cover warships, vehicles, and fortifications.

ar′mor-plat′ed (-plā′tĭd) adj.

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ar′mor plate`

a protective plating of hardened steel used esp. to cover warships, tanks, and aircraft.

Also, ar′mor plat`ing.

[1860–65]

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Noun

armor plate - specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire

armor plating, armour plate, plate armor, plate armour

backplate - plate armor protecting the back; worn as part of a cuirass

beaver - a movable piece of armor on a medieval helmet used to protect the lower face

brassard - armor plate that protects the arm

breastplate, egis, aegis - armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass

cannon - (Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm

chamfron, chanfron, frontstall, front-stall, testiere - medieval plate armor to protect a horse's head

cubitiere - body armor that protects the elbow

cuisse - armor plate that protects the thigh

epauliere - armor plate that protects the shoulder

fauld - a piece of armor plate below the breastplate

gorget - armor plate that protects the neck

greave, jambeau - armor plate that protects legs below the knee

helmet - armor plate that protects the head

knee piece - armor plate that protects the knee

nosepiece - armor plate that protects the nose

pallette, palette - one of the rounded armor plates at the armpits of a suit of armor

scale, shell, plate - a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)

roundel - round piece of armor plate that protects the armpit

skirt of tasses - armor plate that protects the body below the waist

sabaton, solleret - armor plate that protects the foot; consists of mail with a solid toe and heel

tasse, tasset - one of two pieces of armor plate hanging from the fauld to protect the upper thighs

tuille - armor plate that protects the hip and thigh

visor, vizor - a piece of armor plate (with eye slits) fixed or hinged to a medieval helmet to protect the face

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Again and again I struck him; but his thick skull might have been armor plate, for all the damage I did it.

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The spokesman of the Center for Security Information Brigadier Yahya Rasool said, "The security forces carried out a search and inspecting operations on the strategic line, and found (9) homemade improvised explosive devices in form of an armor plate, an explosive belt and 60 lightning and a motorcycle (Hyundai)," referring to " The detonation of materials by the anti-explosive detachment and transferred the bike to the headquarters of the forces that carried out the duty.

Security Forces Find And Destroy IEDs Near The Strategic Line In Anbar

General contractor Hutter Construction of New Ipswich, N.H., already has crews erecting steel for the additions that will flank the brick building that once manufactured armor plate shielding for World War I rapid-fire gun carriages, trains and armored cars.

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The Army is studying unisex armor plate designs, while the Air Force is investigating female-specific geometries.

Military researchers work to design better body armor for women

TEXAS-BASED Armor Plate has developed a pipe wrap to provide the oil and gas industry with an economical structural repair system for corroded and mechanically damaged pipes.

Cost-effective repair system for oil pipeline anomalies

"If the mission doesn't accommodate wearing that new side armor plate, then the commander can direct, 'Don't wear that today.'" For example, while the side armor adds 3 pounds, it does provide more protection.

American Forces Press Service (Jan. 10, 2006): Army continues changing, improving body armor

Another company specialized in refitting sport utility vehicles with armor plate and bulletproof glass, making them invulnerable to small arms fire.

The price is right: bomb-resistant trashcans, cultural diversity training, and other tools to rebuild Iraq

Discussions with metal powder producers are underway to develop commercial powder metallurgy alloys using the NIST process that will find applications in biomedical implant devices, light-weight armor plate, and other demanding environments.

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* Armor plate: Protects the lower half of the door (48 inches).

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