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Meanings of shields in English
Main or focal element in an achievement of arms.
Usage of shields in English
1
The SDF has said Islamic State was using civilians as human shields.
2
Police lined up behind clear shields about 30 metres down the road.
3
There are also claims the Tamil Tigers used civilians as human shields.
4
Dozens of riot police with shields kept order as the ferry berthed.
5
Commander Cassel, sound general quarters and boost power to the base shields.
6
Police used their plastic shields to shove demonstrators back into the crowds.
7
His men had a large number of shields, and even more javelins.
8
The Klemantan shields are, in the main, variations on the Kenyah patterns.
9
Any plan is pointless as long as their shields are in place.
10
It accused separatist Tamil Tiger rebels of using civilians as human shields.
11
Now the shields began to appear over the brow of the rise.
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The body shields of the head pass gradually into the dorsal plates.
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They are using people there as human shields... We regret what happened.
14
On their left arms they hefted large shields, thick as starship battleplate.
15
The warriors held their weapons in plain sight and raised their shields.
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The alien ship blurred behind its shields... opaque for a split second.
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Translations for shields
Catalan
Shields through the time
Shields across language varieties
United States of America
Common
New Zealand
Common
United Kingdom
Common
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