Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun arm_guard

1 sense of arm guard

Sense 1
arm guard, arm pad -- (a pad worn by football players and hockey goalkeepers)
       => protective garment -- (clothing that is intended to protect the wearer from injury)


1 sense of armguard

Sense 1
bracer, armguard -- (a protective covering for the wrist or arm that is used in archery and fencing and other sports)
       => protective covering, protective cover, protection -- (a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors")