armour
/ˈɑːmə(r)/noun
उच्चारण आर्मर
कवच
Core word
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[U]
special metal clothing that soldiers wore in the past to protect their bodies; metal covers that protect ships, tanks
कवच
- a knight in armour
- a chink in the armour
- The museum has a full suit of armour worn by a medieval knight.
+ 2 more examples
- Soldiers once wore heavy armour to protect themselves in battle.
- The ship's armour was thick enough to stop most shells.
Synonyms protection shield mail plating
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
armour (uncountable): a suit of armour
Armour is uncountable; to count it, say a suit of armour or pieces of armour, never an armour or armours for the metal clothing.
'Armour' uncountable है; इसे गिनने के लिए 'a suit of armour' या 'pieces of armour' कहिए, धातु के वस्त्र के लिए 'an armour' या 'armours' नहीं।
- The museum displays a suit of armour from the Mughal period.
- The knight put on his armour before the battle.
armour + noun / in armour
Armour is used before nouns such as plate, piercing and vehicle, and it is also used figuratively for any protection.
'Armour' का प्रयोग plate, piercing और vehicle जैसे nouns से पहले होता है, और किसी भी सुरक्षा के लिए लाक्षणिक रूप में भी होता है।
- The bullets could not pierce the armour plate of the tank.
- Confidence is a student's best armour on the day of the exam.
armour (British spelling): armour, armoured
Write armour and armoured in British English; the American spelling armor is used in the USA.
British English में 'armour' और 'armoured' लिखिए; अमेरिकी वर्तनी 'armor' USA में प्रयुक्त होती है।
- The armoured car carried cash to the bank.
armour + verbs of protection
Common verbs are wear, put on, don and pierce; to describe the act of protecting, use armour as a verb, as in armour a vehicle.
आम क्रियाएँ wear, put on, don और pierce हैं; सुरक्षा करने की क्रिया के लिए 'armour' को verb के रूप में प्रयोग कीजिए, जैसे armour a vehicle.
- The workshop will armour the truck with steel plates.
- The knight donned his armour at dawn.
+Collocations 5
adjective + armour
heavybodysteelmedievalprotective
- The police wore body armour during the protest.
verb + armour
wearput onpiercefitpolish
- The soldier polished his armour before the parade.
armour + noun
plateplatingpiercing shellvehicle
- Armour plating protects the ship from enemy fire.
armour + of + noun
suit of armourpiece of armourcoat of armourarmour of faith
- The museum has a suit of armour from the sixteenth century.
armour + metaphor
armour against criticismarmour of silencearmour of knowledgechink in the armour
- Her only weakness was a small chink in her armour.
“More examples 6
- Rajput warriors wore heavy armour in battle.
राजपूत योद्धा युद्ध में भारी कवच पहनते थे।
- The tank has thick armour on all sides.
टैंक के चारों ओर मोटा कवच है।
- A tortoise's shell is like natural armour.
कछुए का खोल प्राकृतिक कवच जैसा होता है।
- Radhika's honesty was her armour against false rumours.
राधिका की ईमानदारी झूठी अफ़वाहों के विरुद्ध उसका कवच थी।
- Special body armour saved the officer's life in the attack.
विशेष बॉडी आर्मर ने हमले में अधिकारी की जान बचा ली।
- The army bought new armour for its vehicles.
सेना ने अपने वाहनों के लिए नया कवच खरीदा।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The knight wore an armour made of iron.
✓ The knight wore armour made of iron.
Armour is uncountable, so it cannot take an article or a plural.
'Armour' uncountable है, इसलिए इसके साथ article या plural नहीं लगता।
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
protection shield mail plating
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A knight in shining armour (a rescuer), a chink in sb's armour (a weak point).
Idioms: a knight in shining armour (उद्धारक), a chink in sb's armour (कमज़ोर पक्ष)।