The difference between Armour and Suit of armour

When used as nouns, armour means a protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces, whereas suit of armour means a collection of garments, usually made of metal, worn over the body for protection in battle from weapons.


Armour is also verb with the meaning: to equip something with armour or a protective coating or hardening.

check bellow for the other definitions of Armour and Suit of armour

  1. Armour as a noun (uncountable):

    A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.

  2. Armour as a noun (uncountable):

    A natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body.

  3. Armour as a noun (uncountable):

    Metal plate, protecting a ship, military vehicle, or aircraft.

  4. Armour as a noun (countable):

    A tank, or other heavy mobile assault vehicle.

  5. Armour as a noun (military, uncountable):

    A military formation consisting primarily of tanks or other armoured fighting vehicles, collectively.

  6. Armour as a noun (hydrology, uncountable):

    The naturally occurring surface of pebbles, rocks or boulders that line the bed of a waterway or beach and provide protection against erosion.

  1. Armour as a verb (transitive):

    To equip something with armour or a protective coating or hardening.

  2. Armour as a verb (transitive):

    To provide something with an analogous form of protection.

  1. Suit of armour as a noun:

    A collection of garments, usually made of metal, worn over the body for protection in battle from weapons.