armor

Armies stopped relying on knights in armor when they came up against gunpowder weapons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

The official semiquincentennial parade down Constitution Avenue is led not by military armor but by marching bands from the nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026

The agreements, which are preliminary, are intended to give the Army direct access to minerals needed in everything from drones to body armor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

Another image showed Trump looming over warships, dressed as a military commander clad in gold armor, as fighter jets flew overhead.

From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026

I pull the hoodie on and feel just a tiny bit better, like I’ve donned a coat of armor to face the day.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

In its role-playing game World of Warcraft, released in 2004, gamers worked together online to complete quests in an effort to make their digital avatars stronger by collecting items like weapons and armors.

From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2022

Minimalism-averse, Gutiérrez adores ornamentation, as the intricate armors and costumes showcased in “Maya” can attest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2021

Around the park’s Homestead entrance last week, hundreds of lubbers were splattered on the asphalt, their crushed orange armors gleaming in the sunlight.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 21, 2019

“Normally one sees armors as these beautiful artifacts displayed in glass cases, and you cannot approach them,” said Ms. Thorarinsdottir.

From New York Times ● May 25, 2018

Under these iron armors secrets were once hidden as even now in my own breast.

From Memories A Story of German Love by Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max)

He took the auction house up on the offer, and the jacket was whisked away in an armored vehicle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

That's how your tanks and armored fighting vehicles are available.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026

That night, they were escorted onto the baseball diamond in an armored car with a security detail of some 200 police officers in tow.

From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026

Along with directed-energy weapons, AeroVironment makes drones known as “loitering munitions” designed to destroy enemy armored vehicles, as well as various systems for use against drones.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026

The armored personnel carrier drivers were there to take them farther into the jungle and warned them about the intense action they’d been experiencing.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

“They’re armoring the shoreline with rocks and cement walls, sometimes without permits. And Quidnessett is the poster child.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

But human engineering, like building dams or armoring riverbanks, can affect streamflow and raise water temperatures.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 30, 2023

Rodrigo Rivera, manager of Blindatek, a vehicle bulletproofing service, says he started armoring cars three years ago in response to requests from clients of his car accessories company.

From Reuters ● Apr. 25, 2023

“We need temporary armoring right now,” Kadara said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2023

Within, Catelyn found Brienne armoring the king for battle while the Lords Tarly and Rowan spoke of dispositions and tactics.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin