Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A metallic plate, usually of iron or steel, intended to be attached to the side of a ship or the outer wall of a fort, with the view of rendering it shot-proof.
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Examples
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It is a very thin veneer; but so wonderfully is man constituted that he squirms on his bit of achievement and believes he is garbed in armor-plate.
The Somnambulists 2010
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Fernandez has installed 2,000 security cameras, quadrupled the police force, set up neighborhood watches and built his own intelligence service in a $65 million bid to "armor-plate" the district.
Mexico's drug war intrudes on Monterrey, a booming metropolis 2011
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Humor is part of the armor-plate with which to resist what is already farcical enough.
Why Women Aren't Funny Hitchens, Christopher 2007
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Humor is part of the armor-plate with which to resist what is already farcical enough.
Why Women Aren't Funny Hitchens, Christopher 2007
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Anton was going to make the presentation on Thursday, and we needed to armor-plate the result, which was sure to elicit lots of tough questions.
Bump Hunting (Part 2) John 2007
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The M113 -- essentially a box on top of its tracked chassis -- is easier to armor-plate than the humvee and can be done at one-fifth the cost...
THE NEWS BLOG 2005
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To armor-plate the nation's security they increasingly look to the most powerful technology available: retina, iris, and fingerprint scanners; "smart" driver's licenses and visas that incorporate anti-counterfeiting chips; digital surveillance of public places with face-recognition software; huge centralized databases that use data-mining routines to sniff out hidden terrorists.
Homeland Insecurity 2002
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To armor-plate the nation's security they increasingly look to the most powerful technology available: retina, iris, and fingerprint scanners; "smart" driver's licenses and visas that incorporate anti-counterfeiting chips; digital surveillance of public places with face-recognition software; huge centralized databases that use data-mining routines to sniff out hidden terrorists.
Homeland Insecurity 2002
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To armor-plate the nation's security they increasingly look to the most powerful technology available: retina, iris, and fingerprint scanners; "smart" driver's licenses and visas that incorporate anti-counterfeiting chips; digital surveillance of public places with face-recognition software; huge centralized databases that use data-mining routines to sniff out hidden terrorists.
Homeland Insecurity 2002
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To armor-plate the nation's security they increasingly look to the most powerful technology available: retina, iris, and fingerprint scanners; "smart" driver's licenses and visas that incorporate anti-counterfeiting chips; digital surveillance of public places with face-recognition software; huge centralized databases that use data-mining routines to sniff out hidden terrorists.
Homeland Insecurity 2002
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