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shield
[sheeld]
noun
a broad piece of armor, varying widely in form and size, carried apart from the body, usually on the left arm, as a defense against swords, lances, arrows, etc.
a similar device, often of lightweight plastic, used by riot police to protect themselves from rocks and other thrown objects.
something shaped like a shield, variously round, octagonal, triangular, or somewhat heart-shaped.
a person or thing that protects.
a police officer's, detective's, or sheriff's badge.
Ordnance.a steel screen attached to a gun to protect its crew, mechanism, etc.
Mining.a movable framework for protecting a miner from cave-ins, etc.
Electricity.a covering, usually made of metal, placed around an electric device or circuit in order to reduce the effects of external electric and magnetic fields.
Zoology.a protective plate or the like on the body of an animal, as a scute, enlarged scale, etc.
Heraldry.an escutcheon, especially one broad at the top and pointed at the bottom, for displaying armorial bearings.
Astronomy.Shield, the constellation Scutum.
Also called continental shield.Geology.a vast area of ancient crustal rocks which, together with a platform, constitutes a craton.
a protective barrier against nuclear radiation, especially a lead or concrete structure around a reactor.
verb (used with object)
to protect (someone or something) with or as if with a shield.
to serve as a protection for.
to hide or conceal; protect by hiding.
Obsolete.to avert; forbid.
verb (used without object)
to act or serve as a shield.
shield
/ ʃː /
noun
any protection used to intercept blows, missiles, etc, such as a tough piece of armour carried on the arm
any similar protective device
Also called: scutcheon. escutcheon.heraldry a pointed stylized shield used for displaying armorial bearings
anything that resembles a shield in shape, such as a prize in a sports competition
the protective outer covering of an animal, such as the shell of a turtle
physics a structure of concrete, lead, etc, placed around a nuclear reactor or other source of radiation in order to prevent the escape of radiation
a broad stable plateau of ancient Precambrian rocks forming the rigid nucleus of a particular continent See Baltic Shield Canadian Shield
short for dress shield
civil engineering a hollow steel cylinder that protects men driving a circular tunnel through loose, soft, or water-bearing ground
informal
short for the Sheffield Shield
short for the Ranfurly Shield
verb
(tr) to protect, hide, or conceal (something) from danger or harm
shield
A wall or housing of an absorbing material, such as concrete or lead, built around a nuclear reactor to prevent the escape of radiation.
A structure or arrangement of metal plates or mesh designed to protect a piece of electronic equipment from electrostatic or magnetic interference.
A large geographic area where rocks of a continent's craton (the ancient, relatively undisturbed portion of a continental plate) are visible at the surface. A shield is often surrounded by platforms covered with sediment.
Other 51Թ Forms
- shielder noun
- shieldless adjective
- shieldlessly adverb
- shieldlessness noun
- shieldlike adjective
- undershield noun
- unshielded adjective
- unshielding adjective
- ˈ noun
- ˈˌ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of shield1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of shield1
Example Sentences
A Facebook post from someone identifying as Mrs Hoffman's nephew said she had thrown herself on her daughter during the assassination attempt, "using her body as a shield to save her life".
“I’ve done my best to shield them, but they have a lot of questions,” said Josefina, who like others in this report asked that she and her family not be fully identified over safety concerns.
Marines stood guard at the entrance, clutching their guns and shields.
GEL said it had bought wholesale electricity at a fixed price since 2017, which shielded islanders from "the significant price rises seen in the UK" and had saved customers "more than £70m".
Wednesday, five camouflaged National Guard members lined up on the building’s front steps, standing behind clear riot shields.
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