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==Etymology==

==Etymology==

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] armure, from Anglo-French, from [[Latin]] armatura  

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] armure, from Anglo-French, from [[Latin]] armatura  

*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Century 13th century]

*Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Century 13th century]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1 : [[defensive]] covering for the [[body]]; especially : covering (as of metal) used in combat

*1 : [[defensive]] covering for the [[body]]; especially : covering (as of metal) used in combat

'''Armor''' is protective covering used to prevent damage from being inflicted to an object, [[individual]] or a vehicle through use of direct contact weapons or projectiles, usually during [[War|combat]], or from damage caused by a [[potentional]]ly [[dangerous]] [[environment]] or [[action]] (e.g., cycling, sites of construction works) [[Personal]] armour is used to protect soldiers, [[war]] [[animals]] such as war horses (the [[application]] for the latter called barding). Vehicle armour is used on things such as warships  and armoured fighting vehicles.

'''Armor''' is protective covering used to prevent damage from being inflicted to an object, [[individual]] or a vehicle through use of direct contact weapons or projectiles, usually during [[War|combat]], or from damage caused by a [[potentional]]ly [[dangerous]] [[environment]] or [[action]] (e.g., cycling, sites of construction works) [[Personal]] armour is used to protect soldiers, [[war]] [[animals]] such as war horses (the [[application]] for the latter called barding). Vehicle armour is used on things such as warships  and armoured fighting vehicles.

Armour has been used throughout recorded [[history]], and [[manufactured]] from a variety of [[materials]]; starting with rudimentary leather protection, personal armour evolved to mail and full plated suit of armour. For much of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_history military history] the [[manufacture]] of metal armour in Europe has [[dominated]] the [[technology]] and employment of armour. Armour production was a [[cause]] of the [[development]] of many important [[technologies]] of the Ancient World, including wood lamination, mining, metal refining, vehicle manufacture (chariot), leather processing, and later decorative metal working. Its production has been influential in the evolving [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_revolution industrial revolution], and [[influenced]] commercial development of metallurgy and engineering.

Armour has been used throughout recorded [[history]], and [[manufactured]] from a variety of [[materials]]; starting with rudimentary leather protection, personal armour evolved to mail and full plated suit of armour. For much of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_history military history] the [[manufacture]] of metal armour in Europe has [[dominated]] the [[technology]] and employment of armour. Armour production was a [[cause]] of the [[development]] of many important [[technologies]] of the Ancient World, including wood lamination, mining, metal refining, vehicle manufacture (chariot), leather processing, and later decorative metal working. Its production has been influential in the evolving [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_revolution industrial revolution], and [[influenced]] commercial development of metallurgy and engineering.

Armour was the single most [[influential]] [[factor]] in the [[development]] of firearms that [[revolutionized]] [[warfare]]. First modern production [[technology]] for armour plating was used by the navies in construction of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ironclad_warship Ironclad warships], and reaching its [[pinnacle]] of [[development]] with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battleship battleship]. It was the naval engineers that also constructed the first [[World War I]] "tanks" giving rise to armoured fighting vehicles protected by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_armour vehicle armour]. Air forces also sometimes employ armour. Aerial armour has been used, notably, in protecting the pilots during the [[Second World War]], and in designing heavily armoured aircraft that would be expected to suffer more than usual damage from ground fire.

Armour was the single most [[influential]] [[factor]] in the [[development]] of firearms that [[revolutionized]] [[warfare]]. First modern production [[technology]] for armour plating was used by the navies in construction of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ironclad_warship Ironclad warships], and reaching its [[pinnacle]] of [[development]] with the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battleship battleship]. It was the naval engineers that also constructed the first [[World War I]] "tanks" giving rise to armoured fighting vehicles protected by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_armour vehicle armour]. Air forces also sometimes employ armour. Aerial armour has been used, notably, in protecting the pilots during the [[Second World War]], and in designing heavily armoured aircraft that would be expected to suffer more than usual damage from ground fire.

In modern ground forces' usage, the [[meaning]] of armour has expanded to include the role of troops in combat. After the [[evolution]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armoured_warfare armoured warfare], heavily armoured military forces are [[organised]] using armoured infantry, mounted in armoured fighting vehicles and replacing [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_infantry light infantry] in many situations. In modern armoured warfare, armoured units equipped with tanks and infantry fighting vehicles serve the historic role of both the battle cavalry, light cavalry and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragoon dragoons], and belong to the armoured branch in a national army's organization (sometimes, the armoured corps).[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armor]

In modern ground forces' usage, the [[meaning]] of armour has expanded to include the role of troops in combat. After the [[evolution]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armoured_warfare armoured warfare], heavily armoured military forces are [[organised]] using armoured infantry, mounted in armoured fighting vehicles and replacing [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_infantry light infantry] in many situations. In modern armoured warfare, armoured units equipped with tanks and infantry fighting vehicles serve the historic role of both the battle cavalry, light cavalry and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragoon dragoons], and belong to the armoured branch in a national army's organization (sometimes, the armoured corps).[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armor]

[[Category: History]]

[[Category: History]]