The meaning of SHIELD is a broad piece of defensive armor carried on the arm. How to use shield in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Shield.

SHIELD meaning: 1 : a large piece of metal, wood, etc., carried by someone (such as a soldier or police officer) for protection; 2 : something that defends or protects someone or something

shield noun 1. protection, cover, defence, screen, guard, ward (archaic), shelter, safeguard, aegis, rampart, bulwark innocents used as a human shield against attack 2. buckler, escutcheon (Heraldry), …

A shield is a large piece of metal or leather which soldiers used to carry to protect their bodies while they were fighting.

Definition of shield noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

(Definition of shield from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

To protect, defend, or shelter from danger, calamity, distress, annoyance, or the like: as, to shield one from attack; to shield one from the sun; to shield a criminal.

A shield is a cover that protects whatever is behind or beneath it. If you carry a shield you might be a knight, or a traffic cop who likes to flash the badge.

SHIELD definition: a broad piece of armor, varying widely in form and size, carried apart from the body, usually on the left arm, as a defense against swords, lances, arrows, etc.

SHIELD definition: 1. in the past, a large, flat object made of metal or leather that soldiers held in front of their…. Learn more.