Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The portion of the armor of a war-ship in the vicinity of the waterline. In a battle-ship, it is usually thicker than the armor above it.
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Examples
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_Kashima_ were broken off, but except for a few holes above the armor-belt and one or two guns that had been put out of action and the barrels of which pointed helplessly into the air, the enemy showed little sign of damage.
Banzai! by Parabellum Ferdinand Heinrich Grautoff 1903
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This caused the ship to sink deeper and deeper, until the armor-belt was entirely below the standard waterline and the water which had rushed in through the many holes had already reached the passageways above the armored deck.
Banzai! by Parabellum Ferdinand Heinrich Grautoff 1903
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An 8-inch shell from the Brooklyn pierced her above her armor-belt.
Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume VII Charles Morris 1877
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Two Japanese projectiles had struck the ship simultaneously just below her narrow armor-belt as she heaved over to port, the shells entering the unprotected side just in front of the engine-rooms, and as the adjacent bulkheads could not offer sufficient resistance to the pressure of the inpouring water, they were forced in, and as a result the _Connecticut_ heeled over badly to starboard, making it necessary to fill some of the port compartments with water, since the guns could not otherwise obtain the required elevation.
Banzai! by Parabellum Ferdinand Heinrich Grautoff 1903
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