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Another word for shield

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shield

n.

buckler, defense, absorber, buffer, bumper, protection, shelter, pavis, guard, targe*.

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Another word for shield

noun

The act or a means of defending:

defense, guard, preservation, protection, protector, safeguard, security, ward. See attack

verb

To keep safe from danger, attack, or harm:

defend, guard, preserve, protect, safeguard, secure, ward. (Archaic) fend. See attack

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She lifted her hand to shield her eyes from the sun.
She lifted a hand to shield her eyes from the evening sun while she talked to him.
He maintained a shield around it that made it invisible to those who didn't know where it was.
THE Norman Cavalry Attacks The English Shield Wall.
"At the foot of sunny vineyards," says Treitschke, "the house of the Teutonic Order now stands at Botzen; on its door is still emblazoned the black cross - in the middle of the shield of the Habsburg-Lorrainers."

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