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Definition of shield in English: shieldnoun ʃiːldʃild 1A broad piece of metal or another suitable material, held by straps or a handle attached on one side, used as a protection against blows or missiles. Example sentencesExamples - Outside the wall, commandos beat truncheons against their shields and police dogs barked.
- It parried the blow with its shield, and lashed out with its sword.
- Patrick whipped out his new shield and the shield defended against the blow.
- The savior's novice guard cape floated in the same direction as his hair and pants, and he unconsciously removed the new shield from its back straps.
- Each of his soldiers was ordered to carry a cat on his shield, thus preventing the Egyptians, to whom the cat was sacred, from striking a blow.
- Doune then caught a heavy blow to his left side, his shield blunting the force of the blow, but stumbled backwards and fell onto his back.
- His old shield had taken many blows and was dented, so he replaced it with a buckler with red trim, a gold emblem at its center.
- Catching a mercenary's outstretched torso with the broad surface of his shield, the Colonel hurled his adversary high overhead.
- Behind this barrier stood helmeted paramilitary police carrying riot shields and wearing body armor.
- Not only was he faster then she was, but he was armed whereas she only had her shield strapped around her right forearm.
- He snaked one arm through the shield's heavy carrying strap and shoved the gun into his waistband while he reached for the door.
- His sword was sheathed at his side, and his shield was ready on his back.
- She managed a shaky grin, leaning heavily against the side of the shield.
- There were several hundred police officers armed with shields and batons.
- Derryn dressed the same as he always had despite going into war, except for the horse he was on and the kite shield strapped around one arm.
- I barely had time to parry her first blow with the shield before she was coming around again, sword raised and teeth bared in a white grimace.
- It was a force to be proud of: the unit was outfitted with state of the art weaponry, and each had a shield strapped on his back.
- He feinted to her left, and as she moved her shield to catch the blow, changed the direction of his thrust and rammed his sword into her lower chest.
- The Guard braced their riot shields and checked their equipment.
- The children are also learning to march like a tortoise as the Romans did, with shields at their side and on top.
Synonyms buckler, target in Australia hielaman Heraldry escutcheon Mythology aegis archaic targe - 1.1 A sporting trophy shaped like a shield, consisting of an engraved metal plate mounted on a piece of wood.
team captain Ben Hall collected the winners' shield - 1.2 A US police officer's badge.
Example sentencesExamples - And I will carry this: It is the police shield of a man named George Howard, who died at the World Trade Center trying to save others.
- Somebody's in the uniform where they had a badge, or a shield.
- 1.3Heraldry A stylized representation of a shield used for displaying a coat of arms.
Example sentencesExamples - Upon the shield was the traditional animal, a large bore head with the royal house sword of battle behind it.
- Two African leopards adorn the national emblem, a five-pointed white star on a light blue shield with a gold border.
- The Shire Hall at the castle, which contains one of the biggest displays of heraldic shields in the country, is world famous and 30 years ago staged the trial of the Birmingham Six.
- There is evidence for both flat and curved kite shields, with the curved being most likely, and most having bosses.
- The shield and crest are displayed on William Shakespeare's monument and on Susanna Hall's seal.
2A person or thing providing protection. a coating of grease provides a shield against abrasive dirt Example sentencesExamples - The commission's foot-dragging has provided a convenient shield from corporate responsibility.
- Chinese fan history dates back to ancient times when feathers and leaves were utilized to provide shields from sunshine or were woven as tools for cooling.
- Since the middle of the twentieth century the United States has provided a nuclear shield to its allies.
- These shields constitute walls to protect information or feelings I may not want to share.
- With Richard Cooper providing the defensive shield, Bullock was able to get forward more often and always looked a danger.
- He sells the bamboo to supplement his income and provide a natural shield for his small coffee plantation.
- Last year's unsung hero, Lee Carsley, provided a great shield for our back four.
- A polite tongue provided a shield of tactful silence and banal pleasantries that staved off needless provocation and harm.
- My grandmother was a strong woman, she was my guardian, my protector, my shield against those who would wish to see me fail and I thank her for loving me above all others.
- On occasion, I suspect her of using the subject of John, which is safe because everything's been said, as a shield to protect herself from scrutiny.
- It was obvious that the protection provided by the shields was a poor exchange for lessened mobility.
- The protective shield remains over your eye to protect it from injury.
- How is this possible if the only shield protecting the people against a fate worse than death is to have the reformists, no matter how incompetent, sit in power positions?
- Masks, face shields, protective eyewear or water-impermeable gowns may be worn as warranted by the circumstances.
- As a consequence, this cultural connectedness provides a shield from the emotional invective that results from living in a racist society.
- The jungle itself held many dangers, but it's leafy boughs of the canopy high above provided a protective shield from wind, rain and even sun.
- Sun-protective clothing provides a better shield than sunscreen since it never rubs off or requires reapplying.
- The tank provides a shield for the infantry as well as increased firepower and shock effect.
- It's like Mother Nature provided us with a shield from the outside world.
- Under the protective shield provided by the central bank, the US financial system has became tilted toward relentless expansion.
Synonyms protection, guard, defence, cover, screen, shade, safety, security, shelter, safeguard, support, bulwark, protector - 2.1 A protective plate or screen on machinery or equipment.
a face shield is sometimes an integral part of a safety helmet Example sentencesExamples - Actually, this is a shield to prevent gas from blowing back in the shooter's face in the rare event of a failure of some kind.
- These X-rays heated the interior of the bomb and the tamper; the shield prevented premature detonation of the fuel.
- The design incorporates a shield which prevents the thumb safely and rear sight from robbing against the body.
- 2.2 A device or material that prevents or reduces the emission of light or other radiation.
water is a relatively good shield against cosmic rays Example sentencesExamples - In space, only shields to exclude radiation are required to attain the same low temperatures throughout a large volume.
- X-ray tubes are encased in lead shields and fully protected and equipment is regularly calibrated.
- The lying fox had known how to build the radiation shield, or at least had most of it figured out.
- Signals are increased by antenna boosters and radiation exposure is reduced by radiation shields.
- Temporary portable radiation shields are activated within key areas of his ship.
- Other applications include radiation shields and x-ray targets.
- They would have to take the shield out during that radiation wave.
- You might be positioned with molds to hold you in place and with shields to block radiation from reaching certain parts of your body.
- In contrast, the shield blocks the sensor from receiving light from the light generator when the shield is in the second position.
- The site belonged to a virtual marketing company that sold radiation shields for mobile phones before ceasing trading last month.
- The oven has shields built in to reduce the impact of the radiation.
- She tried to use the software to find a way to place five radiation shields over each patient's body, instead of four.
- There is no ozone layer, which on Earth functions as a critical shield from deadly doses of ultraviolet radiation.
- His work on the penetration of gamma rays published in 1953 in the Physical Review is used in the design of nuclear reactors and radiation shields: -
- He thought about the radiation shield being completed for the Canadian region.
- If you're considering packing a gas mask for your next flight, better throw in a radiation shield too.
- Lead radiation shields around concealed radioactive material would pop out on an X-ray.
- The radiation shield was completed except for the electron coupler wires.
- Between its magnetic fields and the atmosphere, the world has a pretty good shield from harmful radiation.
- That is how she amassed a following demanding the radiation shields be decommissioned.
- 2.3 A hard flat or convex part of an animal, especially a shell.
the horseshoe crab's armour forms a huge domed shield Example sentencesExamples - The fusion of the cephalic segments is most obvious when a cephalic shield or carapace is present.
- The top of the head is always covered by a shield of keratin-covered scutes, and the tail is covered by bony rings.
- One photograph of an internal mold of the dorsal shield shows a ‘faint impression of the brain.’
- The dorsal shield was pierced by a single, large, nostril-like opening situated in the middle of the head in front of the eyes.
- Naupli have a cephalic shield or the beginnings of the dorsal carapace, and no segmentation on the trunk.
3Geology
A large rigid area of the earth's crust, typically of Precambrian rock, which has been unaffected by later orogenic episodes, e.g. the Canadian Shield. Example sentencesExamples - The northern part of the shield is truncated by a 10 km wide embayment, open to the north and filled by postshield volcanism.
- Northern Finland is part of the Precambrian Fennoscandian shield.
- Their principal outcrops constitute the great Precambrian shields of continental crust upon which later formations were deposited.
- The shield and postshield stages are separated by a major structural discontinuity.
- The structural discontinuity between the shield and the horizontal lavas filling the embayment corresponds to the eroded scarps of the landslide.
verb ʃiːldʃild [with object]1Protect from a danger, risk, or unpleasant experience. he pulled the cap lower to shield his eyes from the glare these people have been completely shielded from economic forces Example sentencesExamples - The consultant considered that one of the main tourist attractions, Bali's unique culture, must be preserved and shielded from an influx of negative tourist influences.
- The winds, from which we had been somewhat shielded when we were behind the superstructure, began to churn the helicopter with new ferocity.
- Uranium was used to shield tanks against attack by conventional armour-piercing weapons.
- The wrapping had come off his eyes but he still had to wear dark glasses to shield them from bright lights.
- No attempt was made to shield animals from natural or artificial light other than between the time of drug injection and laser illumination.
- In winter he wrapped himself in his robe, used his stole as a hood, and sat while the bamboo leaves shielded him from the wind.
- They ran towards the light, shielding their eyes as they ran.
- When St David's lifeboat arrived the ferry lit up the fishing vessel with powerful lights and shielded it from the fierce northerly winds while the three crew members were rescued.
- The ozone layer shields life on Earth from harmful ultraviolet radiation.
- Shoring up vertical trench walls and shielding workers from cave-ins are more than just sound excavating safety practices.
- We sit tucked away under the handkerchief-sized canopy, shielding our fair Scottish skin from the scorching sun.
- These two polysaccharides shielded S. aureus, preventing the white blood cells of the immune system from recognizing it and targeting it for destruction.
- Astronauts in space are so shielded from ultraviolet light that their bodies can't produce enough Vitamin D.
- The entire imaging set-up was covered by dark foil to shield the root from light, which could interfere with root growth.
- Unlike Washington, Jefferson did not shield himself behind an impenetrable visage.
- The plants were subsequently shielded from photoreactivating blue light for 3 days and then placed in the growth chamber.
- It's a thought that's particularly popular among those who are shielded from the risks that disruption always brings.
- The sides of beakers were shielded against light with a layer of black photographic paper and with an outer layer of aluminium foil.
- His sister lay beside the small girl, her arm draped protectively round her as if to try and shield her from the danger they were now in.
- The hall has to be huge because these collisions produce intense radiation, so all the equipment is heavily shielded.
- 1.1 Prevent from being seen.
the rocks she sat behind shielded her from the lodge Example sentencesExamples - An iron door opens to a simple, calm seating area, shielded behind a straight-lined wall screen.
- She said that in West Yorkshire victims could be shielded from defendants in court by screens and sometimes they could give their evidence from another room in the court building by video link.
- Eager whispers followed his every step as he paced restlessly down the cream and burgundy corridors, glowing eyes shielded behind his dark glasses.
- As I am sitting on the floor and shielded by the shelves it is basically impossible to see me from the creative room.
- He can do all this and more, but only if he knows the truth and is not shielded behind a cocoon of manufactured perceptions.
- He was able to dodge her long enough to make his way to the edge of the forest and darted into the trees, hiding behind one large enough to shield him from view.
- I sit now at a table in the back, shielded from view by a large group of eyebrow-ringed art students and chess players.
- We were shown to a large glass dining table and a bamboo screen was placed around us to shield us.
- With an intense look and his eyes shielded behind wraparound shades, he is, at first, extremely intimidating.
- We chose to sit beneath a willow tree with its branches shielding us from view.
- When our hero passed, she could barely look him in the eye, she just shielded herself behind her sympathetic companions.
- Someone was running behind her, very closely, shielded from her sight by a hooded jacket.
- Until the memo surfaces, most opponents prefer behind-the-scenes warfare largely shielded from public view.
- It was a place of money and old houses, and each house was set deep back behind a large front lot and shielded by trees.
- 1.2 Enclose or screen (a piece of machinery) to protect the user.
cylindrical ducts shield the propellers Example sentencesExamples - Therapeutic radiation is generally safe if the generator is shielded.
- We shielded the electrochemical NO analyzer to prevent unblinding of nonrespiratory therapists.
Synonyms protect, keep safe, cover, screen, shade, keep from harm, afford protection to, provide protection for, save, safeguard, wrap, preserve, conserve, defend, cushion, secure, guard, inoculate, insulate - 1.3 Prevent or reduce the escape of sound, light, or other radiation from (something)
uranium shutters shield the cobalt radioactive source Example sentencesExamples - None of the rooms are acoustically shielded, nor have sound transmission measurements been taken.
- Look for devices that produce as little UV light as possible at high intensity or that carefully shield the UV rays they produce.
- This refers to efforts to strive to prevent disputes, while shielding the weak from oppression, famine, poverty and other tragedies.
- To prevent leakage of radiation while the accelerators are in operation, they are shielded.
- There is a new product launched recently in Germany which shields electromagnetic radiation.
Derivatives adjective Besides, with two maces you will be shieldless. Example sentencesExamples - Otherwise you'll be left with a shieldless / sealless bearing (which won't last long against outdoor conditions).
- Soon, the rush of golden energy shot from the MPS Cannon, and burned a hole through a shieldless corvette.
- The Predators still didn't sustain much damage, and soon all three Nemesis-class battleships were shieldless.
- The now shieldless Sestuan landed on the attacking ship and first tore through the missile pods that had shot him, hoping to hit something to ignite another explosion.
Origin Old English scild (noun), scildan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schild and German Schild, from a base meaning 'divide, separate'. Rhymes afield, field, midfield, misfield, unaneled, unconcealed, unhealed, unpeeled, unrevealed, unsealed, wield, yield Definition of shield in US English: shieldnounSHēldʃild 1A broad piece of metal or another suitable material, held by straps or a handle attached on one side, used as a protection against blows or missiles. Example sentencesExamples - The children are also learning to march like a tortoise as the Romans did, with shields at their side and on top.
- Doune then caught a heavy blow to his left side, his shield blunting the force of the blow, but stumbled backwards and fell onto his back.
- He snaked one arm through the shield's heavy carrying strap and shoved the gun into his waistband while he reached for the door.
- I barely had time to parry her first blow with the shield before she was coming around again, sword raised and teeth bared in a white grimace.
- Patrick whipped out his new shield and the shield defended against the blow.
- The Guard braced their riot shields and checked their equipment.
- His old shield had taken many blows and was dented, so he replaced it with a buckler with red trim, a gold emblem at its center.
- It parried the blow with its shield, and lashed out with its sword.
- She managed a shaky grin, leaning heavily against the side of the shield.
- Behind this barrier stood helmeted paramilitary police carrying riot shields and wearing body armor.
- There were several hundred police officers armed with shields and batons.
- It was a force to be proud of: the unit was outfitted with state of the art weaponry, and each had a shield strapped on his back.
- Catching a mercenary's outstretched torso with the broad surface of his shield, the Colonel hurled his adversary high overhead.
- Not only was he faster then she was, but he was armed whereas she only had her shield strapped around her right forearm.
- His sword was sheathed at his side, and his shield was ready on his back.
- He feinted to her left, and as she moved her shield to catch the blow, changed the direction of his thrust and rammed his sword into her lower chest.
- Each of his soldiers was ordered to carry a cat on his shield, thus preventing the Egyptians, to whom the cat was sacred, from striking a blow.
- Derryn dressed the same as he always had despite going into war, except for the horse he was on and the kite shield strapped around one arm.
- The savior's novice guard cape floated in the same direction as his hair and pants, and he unconsciously removed the new shield from its back straps.
- Outside the wall, commandos beat truncheons against their shields and police dogs barked.
- 1.1 A sporting trophy shaped like a shield, consisting of an engraved metal plate mounted on a piece of wood.
team captain Ben Hall collected the winners' shield - 1.2 A police officer's badge.
Example sentencesExamples - And I will carry this: It is the police shield of a man named George Howard, who died at the World Trade Center trying to save others.
- Somebody's in the uniform where they had a badge, or a shield.
- 1.3Heraldry A stylized representation of a shield used for displaying a coat of arms.
Example sentencesExamples - The shield and crest are displayed on William Shakespeare's monument and on Susanna Hall's seal.
- The Shire Hall at the castle, which contains one of the biggest displays of heraldic shields in the country, is world famous and 30 years ago staged the trial of the Birmingham Six.
- There is evidence for both flat and curved kite shields, with the curved being most likely, and most having bosses.
- Upon the shield was the traditional animal, a large bore head with the royal house sword of battle behind it.
- Two African leopards adorn the national emblem, a five-pointed white star on a light blue shield with a gold border.
2A person or thing providing protection. a protective coating of grease provides a shield against abrasive dirt Example sentencesExamples - How is this possible if the only shield protecting the people against a fate worse than death is to have the reformists, no matter how incompetent, sit in power positions?
- On occasion, I suspect her of using the subject of John, which is safe because everything's been said, as a shield to protect herself from scrutiny.
- The jungle itself held many dangers, but it's leafy boughs of the canopy high above provided a protective shield from wind, rain and even sun.
- A polite tongue provided a shield of tactful silence and banal pleasantries that staved off needless provocation and harm.
- The commission's foot-dragging has provided a convenient shield from corporate responsibility.
- Chinese fan history dates back to ancient times when feathers and leaves were utilized to provide shields from sunshine or were woven as tools for cooling.
- It was obvious that the protection provided by the shields was a poor exchange for lessened mobility.
- Masks, face shields, protective eyewear or water-impermeable gowns may be worn as warranted by the circumstances.
- Under the protective shield provided by the central bank, the US financial system has became tilted toward relentless expansion.
- These shields constitute walls to protect information or feelings I may not want to share.
- The protective shield remains over your eye to protect it from injury.
- Sun-protective clothing provides a better shield than sunscreen since it never rubs off or requires reapplying.
- As a consequence, this cultural connectedness provides a shield from the emotional invective that results from living in a racist society.
- It's like Mother Nature provided us with a shield from the outside world.
- Last year's unsung hero, Lee Carsley, provided a great shield for our back four.
- My grandmother was a strong woman, she was my guardian, my protector, my shield against those who would wish to see me fail and I thank her for loving me above all others.
- He sells the bamboo to supplement his income and provide a natural shield for his small coffee plantation.
- The tank provides a shield for the infantry as well as increased firepower and shock effect.
- Since the middle of the twentieth century the United States has provided a nuclear shield to its allies.
- With Richard Cooper providing the defensive shield, Bullock was able to get forward more often and always looked a danger.
Synonyms protection, guard, defence, cover, screen, shade, safety, security, shelter, safeguard, support, bulwark, protector - 2.1 A protective plate or screen on machinery or equipment.
Example sentencesExamples - These X-rays heated the interior of the bomb and the tamper; the shield prevented premature detonation of the fuel.
- Actually, this is a shield to prevent gas from blowing back in the shooter's face in the rare event of a failure of some kind.
- The design incorporates a shield which prevents the thumb safely and rear sight from robbing against the body.
- 2.2 A device or material that prevents or reduces the emission of light or other radiation.
Example sentencesExamples - The oven has shields built in to reduce the impact of the radiation.
- They would have to take the shield out during that radiation wave.
- Lead radiation shields around concealed radioactive material would pop out on an X-ray.
- The radiation shield was completed except for the electron coupler wires.
- That is how she amassed a following demanding the radiation shields be decommissioned.
- Temporary portable radiation shields are activated within key areas of his ship.
- Other applications include radiation shields and x-ray targets.
- There is no ozone layer, which on Earth functions as a critical shield from deadly doses of ultraviolet radiation.
- The lying fox had known how to build the radiation shield, or at least had most of it figured out.
- The site belonged to a virtual marketing company that sold radiation shields for mobile phones before ceasing trading last month.
- His work on the penetration of gamma rays published in 1953 in the Physical Review is used in the design of nuclear reactors and radiation shields: -
- Signals are increased by antenna boosters and radiation exposure is reduced by radiation shields.
- X-ray tubes are encased in lead shields and fully protected and equipment is regularly calibrated.
- If you're considering packing a gas mask for your next flight, better throw in a radiation shield too.
- In contrast, the shield blocks the sensor from receiving light from the light generator when the shield is in the second position.
- You might be positioned with molds to hold you in place and with shields to block radiation from reaching certain parts of your body.
- She tried to use the software to find a way to place five radiation shields over each patient's body, instead of four.
- In space, only shields to exclude radiation are required to attain the same low temperatures throughout a large volume.
- Between its magnetic fields and the atmosphere, the world has a pretty good shield from harmful radiation.
- He thought about the radiation shield being completed for the Canadian region.
- 2.3
- 2.4 A hard flat or convex part of an animal, especially a shell.
Example sentencesExamples - One photograph of an internal mold of the dorsal shield shows a ‘faint impression of the brain.’
- The dorsal shield was pierced by a single, large, nostril-like opening situated in the middle of the head in front of the eyes.
- Naupli have a cephalic shield or the beginnings of the dorsal carapace, and no segmentation on the trunk.
- The fusion of the cephalic segments is most obvious when a cephalic shield or carapace is present.
- The top of the head is always covered by a shield of keratin-covered scutes, and the tail is covered by bony rings.
3Geology
A large rigid area of the earth's crust, typically of Precambrian rock, which has been unaffected by later orogenic episodes, e.g. the Canadian Shield. Example sentencesExamples - Northern Finland is part of the Precambrian Fennoscandian shield.
- The shield and postshield stages are separated by a major structural discontinuity.
- The northern part of the shield is truncated by a 10 km wide embayment, open to the north and filled by postshield volcanism.
- The structural discontinuity between the shield and the horizontal lavas filling the embayment corresponds to the eroded scarps of the landslide.
- Their principal outcrops constitute the great Precambrian shields of continental crust upon which later formations were deposited.
verbSHēldʃild [with object]1Protect (someone or something) from a danger, risk, or unpleasant experience. he pulled the cap lower to shield his eyes from the glare these people have been completely shielded from economic forces Example sentencesExamples - The ozone layer shields life on Earth from harmful ultraviolet radiation.
- Shoring up vertical trench walls and shielding workers from cave-ins are more than just sound excavating safety practices.
- The sides of beakers were shielded against light with a layer of black photographic paper and with an outer layer of aluminium foil.
- His sister lay beside the small girl, her arm draped protectively round her as if to try and shield her from the danger they were now in.
- Uranium was used to shield tanks against attack by conventional armour-piercing weapons.
- No attempt was made to shield animals from natural or artificial light other than between the time of drug injection and laser illumination.
- When St David's lifeboat arrived the ferry lit up the fishing vessel with powerful lights and shielded it from the fierce northerly winds while the three crew members were rescued.
- The winds, from which we had been somewhat shielded when we were behind the superstructure, began to churn the helicopter with new ferocity.
- Unlike Washington, Jefferson did not shield himself behind an impenetrable visage.
- The entire imaging set-up was covered by dark foil to shield the root from light, which could interfere with root growth.
- The consultant considered that one of the main tourist attractions, Bali's unique culture, must be preserved and shielded from an influx of negative tourist influences.
- They ran towards the light, shielding their eyes as they ran.
- It's a thought that's particularly popular among those who are shielded from the risks that disruption always brings.
- We sit tucked away under the handkerchief-sized canopy, shielding our fair Scottish skin from the scorching sun.
- The wrapping had come off his eyes but he still had to wear dark glasses to shield them from bright lights.
- The plants were subsequently shielded from photoreactivating blue light for 3 days and then placed in the growth chamber.
- These two polysaccharides shielded S. aureus, preventing the white blood cells of the immune system from recognizing it and targeting it for destruction.
- Astronauts in space are so shielded from ultraviolet light that their bodies can't produce enough Vitamin D.
- In winter he wrapped himself in his robe, used his stole as a hood, and sat while the bamboo leaves shielded him from the wind.
- The hall has to be huge because these collisions produce intense radiation, so all the equipment is heavily shielded.
- 1.1 Prevent from being seen.
the rocks she sat behind shielded her from the lodge Example sentencesExamples - An iron door opens to a simple, calm seating area, shielded behind a straight-lined wall screen.
- We were shown to a large glass dining table and a bamboo screen was placed around us to shield us.
- As I am sitting on the floor and shielded by the shelves it is basically impossible to see me from the creative room.
- Eager whispers followed his every step as he paced restlessly down the cream and burgundy corridors, glowing eyes shielded behind his dark glasses.
- He was able to dodge her long enough to make his way to the edge of the forest and darted into the trees, hiding behind one large enough to shield him from view.
- Someone was running behind her, very closely, shielded from her sight by a hooded jacket.
- I sit now at a table in the back, shielded from view by a large group of eyebrow-ringed art students and chess players.
- With an intense look and his eyes shielded behind wraparound shades, he is, at first, extremely intimidating.
- Until the memo surfaces, most opponents prefer behind-the-scenes warfare largely shielded from public view.
- When our hero passed, she could barely look him in the eye, she just shielded herself behind her sympathetic companions.
- It was a place of money and old houses, and each house was set deep back behind a large front lot and shielded by trees.
- We chose to sit beneath a willow tree with its branches shielding us from view.
- She said that in West Yorkshire victims could be shielded from defendants in court by screens and sometimes they could give their evidence from another room in the court building by video link.
- He can do all this and more, but only if he knows the truth and is not shielded behind a cocoon of manufactured perceptions.
- 1.2 Enclose or screen (a piece of machinery) to protect the user.
Example sentencesExamples - We shielded the electrochemical NO analyzer to prevent unblinding of nonrespiratory therapists.
- Therapeutic radiation is generally safe if the generator is shielded.
Synonyms protect, keep safe, cover, screen, shade, keep from harm, afford protection to, provide protection for, save, safeguard, wrap, preserve, conserve, defend, cushion, secure, guard, inoculate, insulate - 1.3 Prevent or reduce the escape of sound, light, or other radiation from (something)
uranium shutters shield the cobalt radioactive source Example sentencesExamples - None of the rooms are acoustically shielded, nor have sound transmission measurements been taken.
- This refers to efforts to strive to prevent disputes, while shielding the weak from oppression, famine, poverty and other tragedies.
- There is a new product launched recently in Germany which shields electromagnetic radiation.
- To prevent leakage of radiation while the accelerators are in operation, they are shielded.
- Look for devices that produce as little UV light as possible at high intensity or that carefully shield the UV rays they produce.
Origin Old English scild (noun), scildan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schild and German Schild, from a base meaning ‘divide, separate’. |