Definition of Armor-clad

1. Adjective. Covered with heavy steel. "Armor-plated vehicles"


Lexicographical Neighbors of Armor-clad

armlocked
armlocks
armlong
armodafinil
armoir
armoire
armoires
armoirs
armomancy
armoniac
armonica
armonicas
armor
armor-bearer
armor-bearers
armor-clad (current term)
armor-piercing
armor-piercing shot
armor-plated
armor heart
armor plate
armor plating
armorbearer
armorbearers
armored
armored car
armored catfish
armored combat vehicle
armored dinosaur
armored fighting vehicle

Literary usage of Armor-clad

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1899)
"The French navy in 1895 comprised 33 armored battle ships, 5 armor-clad cruisers, 8 armor-clad coast guards, 8 armored gunboats, 18 first-class, ..."

2. The World Book: Organized Knowledge in Story and Picture edited by Michael Vincent O'Shea, Ellsworth D. Foster, George Herbert Locke (1917)
"... the last type of armor-clad fighting men. lets. The armor was made of plates of metal or of metal rings linked together and worn over a leather tunic. ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Armor-clad on Dictionary.com!Search for Armor-clad on Thesaurus.com!Search for Armor-clad on Google!Search for Armor-clad on Wikipedia!

Search