cope cage
cope cage noun: an improvised kit of slat armor, consisting of a cage-like defensive structure placed upon an armoured vehicle as protection against explosive devices or loitering munitions.
Noun
cope cage (plural cope cages)
- An improvised kit of slat armor, consisting of a cage-like defensive structure placed upon an armoured vehicle as protection against explosive devices or loitering munitions.
- The nickname is “the cope cage,” to allow the crew to cope with the Javelins. And they’re about as effective as wearing a cloth mask to stop the spread of COVID.2022 March, The Daily Signal
- The Challenger tanks have been reinforced with "cope cages" — self-installed turret-mounted cages to safeguard the vehicles from drone strikes.2023 August 19, Business Insider
Forms of cope cage
| plural | cope cages |
|---|
Origin of cope cage
Coined in 2022 to refer to the structures placed on Russian tank turrets during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The word cope is used mockingly (referring to the slang meaning of cope: "delusion, coping mechanism"), as the cages were perceived to be ineffective against much of the weaponry used by the Ukrainian forces, such as Javelin anti-tank missiles.
Questions about cope cage
- What does cope cage mean?
- Cope cage means an improvised kit of slat armor, consisting of a cage-like defensive structure placed upon an armoured vehicle as protection against explosive devices or loitering munitions.
- What part of speech is cope cage?
- Cope cage is a noun.
- What is the plural of cope cage?
- The plural of cope cage is cope cages.
Words near cope cage in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: cope cage (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Cite this entry: “cope cage.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/cope_cage. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.