Gunshield
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A shield fitted to the front of a gun to protect its operator.
"Junge and his two petty officers had been blown to pieces: the high-explosive shell had come right through the iron gunshield supposed to protect them."
Example
More examples"Junge and his two petty officers had been blown to pieces: the high-explosive shell had come right through the iron gunshield supposed to protect them."
Etymology
From gun + shield.
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