In the days of the knights, they wore shields to protect themselves from sword-fight wounds.
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Shields
Synonyms for "shields" (21 found)
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More general
11 entriesarmorial devicebarrierconcealmentcratongeologic regionguardheraldic elementprotectprotective barrierprotective equipmentwithholding
More specific
21 entriesShowing 16 of 21 words.
Collocations
5 entriesCanadian Shieldballistic shieldelectromagnetic shieldingheater shieldshield wall
Derivations
2 entriesSample sentences
10 total sentences available.
The army use civilians as human shields.
Source: tatoeba (1520134)
All the police officers were equipped with shields to defend themselves against the rioters.
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"O son of Tydeus, bravest of the race, / why could not I have perished, too, that day / beneath thine arm, and breathed this soul away / far on the plains of Troy, where Hector brave / lay, pierced by fierce AEacide, where lay / giant Sarpedon, and swift Simois' wave / rolls heroes, helms and shields, whelmed in one watery grave?"
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