Shield (disambiguation)
There are a number of uses for the word shield:
- A shield is a protective device, meant to intercept attacks. Usually ther term refers to a device that is held in the hand.
- A shield (electronics) is a housing, screen, sheath, or cover that substantially reduces the coupling of electric, magnetic, or electromagnetic fields into or out of circuits or transmission lines.
- A shield (heraldry) is the principal portion of a heraldic achievement or coat of arms. Figures and patterns are depicted emblazoned upon the shield in many different arrangements.
- A shield (geography) is a large Archaean (Precambrian) rock mass at the centre of a continnent, for example the Canadian Shield
- A shield (science fiction) is a fictional devices that use energy fields to protect a person or spacecraft.
- A tunnelling shield is a protective structure used in the excavation of tunnels through soil that is too soft or fluid to remain stable during the time it takes to line the tunnel with a support structure of concrete or steel.
- The Shield is an American police drama television series aired by the FX Network.
- A Human shield is a military term describing the use of civilians to deter an enemy from attacking certain target.
- A heat shield is a protective layer on a spacecraft or ballistic missile that is designed to protect it from high temperatures.
- SHIELD. is the Supreme Higher Intelligence Enforcement of Law Division in the Marvel Comics universe. It is an international intelligence agency headed by a director named Nick Fury.
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