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Määritelmät

Substantiivit

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

Verbit

1. (transitive) To equip something with armor or a protective coating or hardening.
2. (transitive) To provide something with an analogous form of protection.