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/ˈɑrmər pleɪt/ Listen

Armor plate

noun

Specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire. Synonyms: armor plating, armour plate, plate armor, plate armour.

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... curvature and sometimes to a warped surface to fit the form of the ship. There are several methods of bending plates. One method employs a cast iron slab of the required form, which is placed on the piston of a hydraulic press. The armor plate is placed face down on this slab, and on top of the plate are laid packing blocks of cast iron, of such sizes and shapes as to conform to the required curve. These blocks take against the upper table of the press, when the piston is forced up, and the hot plate is ...

— Scientific American Supplement, No. 803, May 23, 1891 • Various

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