shield

/ʃiːld/ noun [C]

Definition

METAL OBJECT › a large, flat object that police officers and soldiers hold in front of their bodies to protect themselves

PROTECTION › a person or thing used as protection: The hostages are being used as human shields.

(Definition of shield noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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