shield

/ʃiːld/ noun [C]

Translation

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

kalkan

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PROTECTION › a person or thing used as protection

kalkan, siper, koruyucu

The hostages are being used as human shields.1991

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

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