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Meanings of armor belt in English

Russian
броневой пояс
Spanish
faja blindada

Armor applied to a warship's hull.

        броневой пояс
        Usage of armor belt in English
        1
        As if having a mechanical hand weren't enough, Wink picked up an armor belt and porcupine quills en route to his final form.
        Wired
        2
        At the point where the protective deck and the ship's side meet, there is a projection or ledge on which this armor belt rests.
        Marvels of Modern Science
        3
        They have a speed of 18.25 knots, 6 inches of armor belt and from 8 to 12 inches protection for her big guns.
        Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights
        4
        They have a speed of 25 knots, 13.5 inches of armor belt and from 8 to 13.5 inches protection for the big guns.
        Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights
        5
        This great ship was of 17,900 tons displacement and 23,000 horse-power, its armor belt eleven inches thick, its major armament composed of ten twelve-inch guns.
        A History of the Nations and Empires Involved and a Study of the...