plural of heat shield

(Australian rules football) To fend off an opponent by holding an arm out straight and pushing in their chest.

(historical) The name used from the second half of the 19th century until 1924 for the section of Russian Empire to the east of the Caspian Sea.

Made of velvet. / Soft and delicate, like velvet; velvety. / (politics) Peaceful; carried out without violence; especially as pertaining to the peaceful breakup of Czechoslovakia.