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body armor

body armor noun: armor for one's person (the human body), as contrasted with armor for vehicles; especially, modern protective clothing (of kevlar and other advanced materials), as contrasted with a medieval metal suit of armor.

Noun

body armor (uncountable)

  1. Armor for one's person (the human body), as contrasted with armor for vehicles; especially, modern protective clothing (of kevlar and other advanced materials), as contrasted with a medieval metal suit of armor.
    • Near-synonym: suit of armor (often coordinate)
    Synonyms:
    suit of armor[Appendix:Glossary

Synonyms of body armor

  • suit of armor[Appendix:Glossary

Forms of body armor

alternative formbody armour

Questions about body armor

What does body armor mean?
Body armor means armor for one's person (the human body), as contrasted with armor for vehicles; especially, modern protective clothing (of kevlar and other advanced materials), as contrasted with a medieval metal suit of armor.
What part of speech is body armor?
Body armor is a noun.

Words near body armor in the dictionary

  1. Bodurehaa
  2. Bodwell
  3. Bodwells
  4. body
  5. body and soul
  6. body armor
  7. body armour
  8. body art
  9. body bag
  10. body bags
  11. body blow

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