cuirassé — meaning in English
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English meaning
- armor noun A protective covering, worn or fitted, that shields a body, vehicle, or object from damage.
- battleship noun A large, heavily armoured warship carrying big guns, once the dominant class of naval vessel but now largely retired in favour of missile-armed ships.
- breastplate noun A piece of armor that protects the chest.
- ironclad adj So solid or certain that it cannot reasonably be disputed or broken.
Senses
cuirassé is used for these senses in English:
- armor (uncountable) A natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body.
- breastplate A piece of armor that covers the chest.
- cuirass A piece of defensive armor, covering the body from the neck to the girdle.
- ironclad A ship, vessel, or vehicle with a covering of iron, steel, or (loosely) any other tough metal.
armor — full definition
- noun A protective covering, worn or fitted, that shields a body, vehicle, or object from damage.
- verb To fit or cover something with a protective layer.
battleship — full definition
- noun A large, heavily armoured warship carrying big guns, once the dominant class of naval vessel but now largely retired in favour of missile-armed ships.
- noun A grid-based guessing game in which players try to locate and sink each other's hidden ships.