ETYM Old Eng. armure, from French armure, Old Fren. armeure, from Latin armatura. Related to Armature.
Body protection worn in battle. Body armor is depicted in Greek and Roman art. Chain mail was developed in the Middle Ages but the craft of the armorer in Europe reached its height in design in the 15th century, when knights, and to some extent, their horses, were encased in plate armor that still allowed freedom of movement.
Medieval Japanese armor was articulated, made of iron, gilded metal, leather, and silk. Contemporary bulletproof vests and riot gear are forms of armor. The term is used in a modern context to refer to a mechanized armored vehicle, such as a tank.
Since World War II armor for tanks and ships has been developed beyond an increasing thickness of steel plate, becoming an increasingly light, layered composite, including materials such as ceramics. More controversial is “reactive” armor, consisting of “shoeboxes” made of armor containing small, quick-acting explosive charges, which are attached at the most vulnerable points of a tank, in order to break up the force of entry of an enemy warhead. This type is used by, for example, Israel, but the incorporation of explosive material in a tank has potential drawbacks.
The invention of gunpowder led, by degrees, to the virtual abandonment of armor until World War I, when the helmet reappeared as a defense against shrapnel. Suits of armor in the Tower of London were studied by US designers of astronaut wear. Modern armor, used by the army, police, security guards, and people at risk from assassination, uses nylon and fiberglass and is often worn beneath clothing.(Alternate spelling: armour).
1. Made of metal and used in combat; SYN. armour.
2. Tough more-or-less rigid protective covering of an animal or plant; SYN. armour. + prikaži više

Alternate (chiefly British) spelling for armor.

A vest capable of resisting the impact of a bullet.

ETYM Portu. tanque, Latin stangum a pool; or perhaps of East Indian origin. Related to Stank.
1. A large (usually metallic) container for holding gases or liquids; SYN. storage tank.
2. As much as a tank will hold; SYN. tankful.

An enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads; SYN. army tank, armored combat vehicle.
Armored fighting vehicle that runs on tracks and is fitted with weapons systems capable of defeating other tanks and destroying life and property. The term was originally a code name for the first effective tracked and armored fighting vehicle, invented by the British soldier and scholar Ernest Swinton, and first used in the Battle of the Somme 1916.
A tank consists of a body or hull of thick steel, on which are mounted machine guns and a larger gun. The hull contains the crew (usually consisting of a commander, driver, and one or two soldiers), engine, radio, fuel tanks, and ammunition. The tank travels on caterpillar tracks that enable it to cross rough ground and debris. It is known today as an MBT (main battle tank).
The name arose from the cover used when developing the British prototype. In an endeavor to keep the project secret, the test model was described as a “water carrier for Mesopotamia”, from which it became known in the factory as “that tank thing”. The French, working on a separate project to develop a tank simply, called it char (lit., “automobile”). + prikaži više