Noun: body armor 'bó-dee'aar-mur
Usage: US (elsewhere: body armour)
Usage: US (elsewhere: body armour)
- Armor that protects the wearer's whole body
"The soldier donned his body armor before the mission";
- body armour [Brit, Cdn], suit of armor [US], suit of armour [Brit, Cdn], coat of mail, cataphract
Derived forms: body armors
Type of: armor [US], armour [Brit, Cdn]
Encyclopedia: Body armor