alluring

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It was for this reason that the possibility of armouring the airship was discussed seriously, and many interesting experiments in this field were carried out.

From Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War by Talbot, Frederick Arthur Ambrose

The quantity of chain used on each side of the vessel in this much-talked-of armouring is only 120 fathoms, and it covers a space amidships of 49 ft.

From An Englishman's View of the Battle between the Alabama and the Kearsarge An Account of the Naval Engagement in the British Channel, on Sunday June 19th, 1864 by Edge, Frederick Milnes

This trip made us consider the question of motor-car operations, and ideas were discussed for armouring the cars.'

From The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force by Raleigh, Walter Alexander, Sir

The former did not seem much injured, but the latter had evidently suffered heavily, the port bow being partially stove, the upper works demolished, and the armouring tremendously battered and dinted.

From Under the Dragon Flag My Experiences in the Chino-Japanese War by Allan, James

She seemed to hear the gathering of the chariots, the neighing of the horses, the hurrying of many feet, the sound of an armouring multitude, the shouting, and the braying of the trumpets.

From All Roads Lead to Calvary by Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka)