Noun: plate armor pleyt aar-mur
Usage: US (elsewhere: plate armour)
Usage: US (elsewhere: plate armour)
- A historical type of personal armor made from iron or steel plates, which superseded mail during the 14th century
"The increasing power and availability of firearms and the nature of large, state-supported infantry led to more portions of plate armor being cast off in favour of cheaper, more mobile troops.";
- plate armour [Brit, Cdn]
- Specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire
"The tank's plate armor deflected most of the incoming projectiles";
- armor plate [US], armour plate [Brit, Cdn], armor plating [US], plate armour [Brit, Cdn], armour plating [Brit, Cdn]
Derived forms: plate armors
Type of: body armor [US], body armour [Brit, Cdn], cataphract, coat of mail, plate, scale, shell, suit of armor [US], suit of armour [Brit, Cdn]
Encyclopedia: Plate armor