"reactive armour" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: reactive armours [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} reactive armour (countable and uncountable, plural reactive armours)
  1. 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. Wikipedia link: reactive armour Tags: Canada, UK, countable, uncountable Synonyms: explosive reactive armour, explosive reactive armor, ERA, reactive armor [US] Related terms: armour [passive]
    Sense id: en-reactive_armour-en-noun-Gmuuf4vD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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