Shield

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A broad piece of defensive armor, held in hand, formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body.

   “Knock go and come; God's vassals drop and die; And sword and shield, In bloody field, Doth win immortal fame.”

2. isim One who protects or defends.

   “Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.”

3. isim In lichens, a hardened cup or disk surrounded by a rim and containing the fructification, or asci.
4. isim A framework used to protect workmen in making an adit under ground, and capable of being pushed along as excavation progresses.

   “The earth was excavated from the sunken cylinder; the shield was inserted into it, and the tunnelling began, the target being Wapping, on the opposite bank. The shield was an iron honeycomb containing thirty-six cells within which men dug the wall of mud before them.”

5. isim A field of energy that protects or defends.
6. isim The escutcheon on which are placed the bearings in coats of arms.

   “Meronyms: field, charge, emblem”

7. isim A toilet seat.
8. isim A spot resembling, or having the form of a shield.

   “Bespotted as with shields of red and black.”

9. isim A coin, the old French crown, or écu, having on one side the figure of a shield.
10. isim A sign or symbol, usually containing numbers and sometimes letters, identifying a highway route.
11. isim A police badge.

    “The chief put something in his hand and Bosch looked down to see the gold detective's shield.”

12. isim A large expanse of exposed stable Precambrian rock.
13. isim A wide and relatively low-profiled volcano, usually composed entirely of lava flows.
14. isim A place with a toilet seat: an outhouse; a lavatory.
15. isim Parts at the front and back of a vehicle which are meant to absorb the impact of a collision
16. fiil To protect, to defend.

    “Sunscreen shields against the harmful effects of solar rays.”

17. fiil To shelter; to protect oneself.

    “The government has updated its guidance for people who are shielding taking into account that COVID-19 disease levels have decreased over the last few weeks.”

18. fiil To protect from the influence of.
19. özel isim A surname.