armor vs cuirass

armor

verb
  • To equip something with armor or a protective coating or hardening. 

  • To provide something with an analogous form of protection. 

noun
  • A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces. 

  • Metal plate, protecting a ship, military vehicle, or aircraft. 

  • A tank, or other heavy mobile assault vehicle. 

  • A military formation consisting primarily of tanks or other armoured fighting vehicles, collectively. 

  • A natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body. 

  • The naturally occurring surface of pebbles, rocks or boulders that line the bed of a waterway or beach and provide protection against erosion. 

cuirass

verb
  • To cover with defensive armor; to armor-plate. 

noun
  • A piece of defensive armor, covering the body from the neck to the girdle. 

  • The breastplate taken by itself. 

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