how to pronounce armor

/ˈɑːɹmɚ/

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armor is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of armor in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… then you know put his armor on matsu and …”

meanings of armor

noun:

A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.
A military formation consisting primarily of tanks or other armoured fighting vehicles, collectively.
The naturally occurring surface of pebbles, rocks or boulders that line the bed of a waterway or beach and provide protection against erosion.
Metal plate, protecting a ship, military vehicle, or aircraft.
A natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body.
A tank, or other heavy mobile assault vehicle.

verb:

To provide something with an analogous form of protection.
To equip something with armor or a protective coating or hardening.

name:

A surname.

armor frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word armor occurs in english on average 6.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics armor can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that armor can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;

2) transport and travel;