Definition of "armor-plate" []

• A metallic plate, usually of iron or steel, intended to be attached to the side of a ship or the outer wall of a fort, with the view of rendering it shot-proof. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "It is a very thin veneer; but so wonderfully is man constituted that he squirms on his bit of achievement and believes he is garbed in armor-plate."
• "Fernandez has installed 2,000 security cameras, quadrupled the police force, set up neighborhood watches and built his own intelligence service in a $65 million bid to "armor-plate" the district."
• "Anton was going to make the presentation on Thursday, and we needed to armor-plate the result, which was sure to elicit lots of tough questions."