armguard

[ ahrm-gahrd ]

noun

1. a band of leather or other material worn about the wrist or lower part of the arm for protection and support.
2. Archery. bracer ².

Word History and Origins

Origin of armguard¹

arm ¹ + guard

Example Sentences

He hit Smith again, badly this time, flush on the left forearm, in the spot where any sensible batsman would be wearing an armguard.

From The Guardian

My smile vanishes as he lunges for me, slashing me hard in the chest with the blade embedded on his armguard.

From Literature

Between the first and ninth innings, the Angels’ only baserunner was Trout, who worked a seven-pitch walk to begin the fourth, then took a 97-mph fastball off his armguard to begin the seventh.

From Los Angeles Times

In his next plate appearance, Verlander plunked him on his armguard.

From Los Angeles Times

His solution: DisplaySkin, a screen that wraps around the wrist like a vambrace, or armguard, adapting its display relative to the user's eyeballs.

From Reuters