(space science) A shield designed of a substance that absorbs excessive heat from an outside source by either dissipating, reflecting or simply absorbing the heat.

Civilians deliberately placed in or around combat targets to deter an enemy from attacking those targets.

Any of the scales found on the underside of a snake's head towards the anterior and touching the lower labial scales.

Dryopteris (buckler ferns) / Lastreopsis spp. / Polystichum spp.

plural of shield fern

(slang, derogatory) A hostile or frosty attitude adopted by a woman to deter unwanted suitors.

synonym of screened cable

plural of shielded cable

The ozone layer; a region of the stratosphere containing a relatively high concentration of ozone.

plural of shield volcano