A spot resembling, or having the form of a shield.
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 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.
A field of energy that protects or defends.
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.
That which covers or shelters like a shroud.
That which clothes, covers, conceals, or protects; a garment.
One of the two annular plates at the periphery of a water wheel, which form the sides of the buckets; a shroud plate.
The branching top of a tree; foliage.
One of a set of ropes or cables (rigging) attaching a mast to the sides of a vessel or to another anchor point, serving to support the mast sideways; such rigging collectively.
A covered place used as a retreat or shelter, as a cave or den; also, a vault or crypt.
A streamlined protective covering used to protect the payload during a rocket-powered launch.
Especially, the dress for the dead; a winding sheet.
To cover with a shroud.
To take shelter or harbour.
To conceal or hide from view, as if by a shroud.
To lop the branches from (a tree).