Definition of "armor plate" [armor plate]

• Specially formulated hard steel plate used to cover warships, vehicles, and fortifications. (noun)

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• "The 15. 2cm shell struck the Tiger's front armor plate and cracked open the weld seam."
• "The presidential car was bullet-proof and built of armor plate for the President by the Pullman Company and the American Association of Railroads."
• ""I thought you were urging me to come out of my armor plate ... into Kurla's body.""