Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun plate_armor
1 sense of plate armor
Sense 1
armor plate, armour plate, armor plating, plate armor, plate armour -- (specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire)
=> plate, scale, shell -- (a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners))