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Unarmoured
Unarmoured meaning
Without armour. Often used to describe people, things, or situations where armour would normally be encountered.
Example sentences (7)
Generally, only pikemen were armoured in this fashion; gunners went largely unarmoured, due to the expense as well as the impracticality of armouring large numbers of men who were not expected to fight in close quarters where it would be most useful.
It is effective against a wide range of targets such as unarmoured and lightly armoured vehicles, infantry, helicopters and low-flying aircraft.
Quite popular between the 16th and 17th centuries, they were ideal for handling the mix of armoured and unarmoured opponents of that time.
The final remaining scene shows unarmoured English troops fleeing the battlefield.
The light infantry consisted of 1,200 unarmoured skirmishing troops drawn from the youngest and lower social classes.
The unarmoured cruisers of the Lapérouse class were wooden hulled ships with iron beams.
Vessels with armoured sides were designated as " battleships " or " armoured cruisers ", while " protected cruisers " only possessed an armoured deck, and unarmoured vessels, including frigates and sloops, were classified as "unprotected cruisers".