Any device or mechanism intended to prevent harmful consequences.
A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive.
A prophylactic condom.
Serving to prevent or protect against an undesired effect, especially disease or pregnancy
A field of energy that protects or defends.
A large expanse of exposed stable Precambrian rock.
A wide and relatively low-profiled volcano, usually composed entirely of lava flows.
Parts at the front and back of a vehicle which are meant to absorb the impact of a collision
A broad piece of defensive armor, held in hand, formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body.
One who protects or defends.
A spot resembling, or having the form of a shield.
A sign or symbol, usually containing numbers and sometimes letters, identifying a highway route.
A framework used to protect workmen in making an adit under ground, and capable of being pushed along as excavation progresses.
The escutcheon or field on which are placed the bearings in coats of arms.
In lichens, a hardened cup or disk surrounded by a rim and containing the fructification, or asci.
A police badge.
To protect, to defend.
to protect from the influence of
To shelter; to protect oneself.