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armor plate

or armor plating

noun

a plate or plating of specially hardened steel used to cover warships, tanks, aircraft, fortifications, etc., to protect them from enemy fire.

First recorded in 1860–65

"The skin of his eyelid is like armor plate," Charlie told her.

Mars hissed his breath in and fired a blast of blue-white energy that would have drilled through a foot of armor plate.

These cars were Rolls-Royces, and with their armor-plate weighed between three and three-quarters and four tons.

Although on occasions they tried to use us as tanks, it was not successful, for our armor-plate was too light.

It was always a surprise to see how easy they were to handle in spite of the weight of the armor-plate.

April 23, 2024inveterate

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