shield
noun /ʃiːld/
/ʃiːld/
- a large piece of metal or leather carried by soldiers in the past to protect the body when fighting
- She did not recognize the coat of arms on his shield.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- riot
- lower
- raise
- be armed with
- …
- behind a/the shield
- on a/the shield
- (also riot shield)a piece of equipment made from strong plastic, used by the police to protect themselves from angry crowdsOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
- riot
- lower
- raise
- be armed with
- …
- behind a/the shield
- on a/the shield
- shield (against something) a person or thing used to protect somebody/something, especially by forming a barrier
- Water is not an effective shield against the sun's more harmful rays.
- She hid her true feelings behind a shield of cold indifference.
Extra Examples- The car had acted as a shield, protecting him from the blast.
- The ozone layer forms a shield against harmful solar rays.
- The software provides a shield against hackers, worms and viruses.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- defensive
- protective
- human
- …
- use somebody/something as
- form
- provide
- …
- protect
- shield against
- a plate or screen that protects a machine or the person using it from damage or injury
- A heat shield protects the worker’s hands.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- defensive
- protective
- human
- …
- use somebody/something as
- form
- provide
- …
- protect
- shield against
- an object in the shape of a shield, given as a prize in a sports competition, etc.
enlarge image- The prince presented the shield to the winners.
- a drawing or model of a shield showing a coat of arms
- (North American English) a police officer’s badgeTopics Law and justicec2
Word OriginOld English scild (noun), scildan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schild and German Schild, from a base meaning ‘divide, separate’.