armour belt

collocation in English

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armour
noun[U]
uk
/ˈɑː.mər/us
/ˈɑːr.mɚ/
strong covering that protects something, especially ...
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belt
noun
uk
/belt/us
/belt/
a strip of leather or material worn around the waist to support clothes or ...
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(Definition ofarmourandbeltfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They had a complete waterlinearmourbeltthat was 3.26 m high.
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The ends of thearmourbeltwere closed off by transverse bulkheads 16 in.
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The upperarmourbeltwas in two strakes, the lower 120 mm thick and the upper 80mm in.
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The old armour was fitted between the main and upper decks, above the newarmourbelt.
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In comparison to these earlier ships, she had an increased thickness of barbette armour, and a lengthenedarmourbelt.
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The mainarmourbeltwas 12 in thick at the waterline, reduced to 8 in at the lower edge.
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Because the ship was overweight, the top of thearmourbeltwas below the waterline when she was fully loaded.
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The waterlinearmourbeltwas 4.5in mm thick, but only covered the central portion of the ship to form the armoured citadel.
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The ship would be protected by a 12in mm thickarmourbeltaround the waterline.
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The ship was fitted with a complete waterlinearmourbeltthat tapered from 4.5in mm at the ends to 5.5in mm amidships.
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The waterlinearmourbeltwas also four inches thick, but only covered the central portion of the ship to form the armoured citadel.
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The waterlinearmourbeltwas seven inches thick between the fore and aft turrets, but tapered to towards the bow and towards the stern.
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The mainarmourbeltwas 12in mm thick at the waterline, reduced to 8in mm at the lower edge.
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The waterlinearmourbeltwas 4.5in mm thick, but only covered the central portion of the ship.
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The upper armoured deck was situated at the top of the upperarmourbeltand was also only one inch thick.
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This in turn produced a significant increase in the immersion of thearmourbelt, which was further increased when the coal bunkers were full.
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The upperarmourbeltprotected the casemates and was 110mm in thick.
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Thearmourbeltwas slightly thinner but protection was improved with the first torpedo bulkheads.
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The high-tensile steel deck was only one inch thick amidships on the flat, but increased to two inches as it curved down to meet the mainarmourbelt.
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Many ironclad ships were designed specifically to ram opponents; in ships of this type, thearmourbelt was prolonged to brace both sides of the ram to increase structural integrity.
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