plate armor
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1. specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | plate, scale, shell, |
| definition | : | a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | backplate, |
| definition | : | plate armor protecting the back; worn as part of a cuirass (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | beaver, |
| definition | : | a movable piece of armor on a medieval helmet used to protect the lower face (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | brassard, |
| definition | : | armor plate that protects the arm (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | aegis, breastplate, egis, |
| definition | : | armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cannon, |
| definition | : | (Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cubitiere, |
| definition | : | body armor that protects the elbow (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cuisse, |
| definition | : | armor plate that protects the thigh (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | epauliere, |
| definition | : | armor plate that protects the shoulder (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | fauld, |
| definition | : | a piece of armor plate below the breastplate (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | gorget, |
| definition | : | armor plate that protects the neck (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | greave, jambeau, |
| definition | : | armor plate that protects legs below the knee (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | helmet, |
| definition | : | armor plate that protects the head (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | knee piece, |
| definition | : | armor plate that protects the knee (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | nosepiece, |
| definition | : | armor plate that protects the nose (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | palette, pallette, |
| definition | : | one of the rounded armor plates at the armpits of a suit of armor (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | roundel, |
| definition | : | round piece of armor plate that protects the armpit (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | skirt of tasses, |
| definition | : | armor plate that protects the body below the waist (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | sabaton, solleret, |
| definition | : | armor plate that protects the foot; consists of mail with a solid toe and heel (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | tasse, tasset, |
| definition | : | one of two pieces of armor plate hanging from the fauld to protect the upper thighs (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | tuille, |
| definition | : | armor plate that protects the hip and thigh (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | visor, vizor, |
| definition | : | a piece of armor plate (with eye slits) fixed or hinged to a medieval helmet to protect the face (noun.artifact) |
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