armor plate
Example Sentences
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Because the bulk of Dunkleosteus’s body was most likely composed of fragile cartilage, only the thick armor plates that encased its head and neck were preserved as fossils.
From New York Times
Others have adapted by relocating to places like Lviv, or changing their output to fill new wartime demands, like the lingerie seamstresses who have switched to sewing cloth vests to fit body armor plates.
From New York Times
They discovered several broken and healed armor plates concentrated around the creature’s hips that lacked any clear signs of disease or predation.
From New York Times
But he was in armor plates, so I started hitting him wherever there was skin,” Fierro said.
From Washington Post
In the southern city of Odesa, a local fashion brand had all of its divisions, even its lingerie seamstresses, sewing cloth vests to fit body armor plates.
From New York Times
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