Meaning
armour, reinforcement
- protective metal covering worn by knights or soldiers
- structural framework, scaffolding, or reinforcing steel in construction
In a sentence
Il cavaliere indossava una pesante armatura di metallo.
The knight was wearing heavy metal armour.
Al museo abbiamo ammirato un'antica armatura perfettamente conservata.
At the museum we admired a perfectly preserved ancient suit of armour.
Gli operai stanno preparando l'armatura in ferro per la colata di cemento.
The workers are preparing the iron reinforcement framework for the concrete pour.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| armatura | feminine · singular |
| armature | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- In modern construction, refers to the iron framework of reinforced concrete ('armatura del cemento').