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The definition of shield

11 Definitions of: shield

    1. noun, any protection used to intercept blows, missiles, etc, such as a tough piece of armour carried on the arm
    2. noun, any similar protective device
    3. noun, Also called: scutcheon, escutcheon heraldry a pointed stylized shield used for displaying armorial bearings
    4. noun, anything that resembles a shield in shape, such as a prize in a sports competition
    5. noun, the protective outer covering of an animal, such as the shell of a turtle
    6. noun, 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
    7. noun, a broad stable plateau of ancient Precambrian rocks forming the rigid nucleus of a particular continent. See Baltic Shield, Canadian Shield
    8. noun, short for dress shield
    9. noun, civil engineering a hollow steel cylinder that protects men driving a circular tunnel through loose, soft, or water-bearing ground
    10. noun, the shield a)short for the Sheffield Shield b)short for the Ranfurly Shield
    11. verb, to protect, hide, or conceal (something) from danger or harm
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Synonyms: protection, cover, defence, screen, guard, ward (archaic), shelter, safeguard, aegis, rampart And more...
 

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