Speakur

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reactive armour

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

Syllables
re-ac-tive ar-mour
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Vehicle armor which reacts to the impact of a weapon in such a way as to reduce the damage done, typically by exploding to disrupt the penetrating jet of a shaped-charge weapon.

Canadian usage; British usage; Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

reactive armours (plural) reactive armor (alternative, US)

Frequently Paired Words

armour

Synonyms

explosive reactive armour explosive reactive armor ERA

Questions

What does reactive armour mean?
Vehicle armor which reacts to the impact of a weapon in such a way as to reduce the damage done, typically by exploding to disrupt the penetrating jet of a shaped-charge weapon.

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