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How to pronounce “shield”
Hear “shield” in real YouTube speech, then study definitions and example sentence snippets.
Pronunciation guide for shield
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of shield with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Charles Elachi: The story of the Mars Rovers 28 minutes
which is a kind of huge volcanic shield on that planet.
- Definition summary
- Anything that protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce shield
Charles Elachi: The story of the Mars Rovers 28 minutes

which is a kind of huge volcanic shield on that planet.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “shield”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- Anything that protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.
- A shape like that of a shield; usually, an inverted triangle with sides that curve inward to form a pointed bottom, commonly used for police identifications and company logos.
- (geology) A large expanse of exposed stable Precambrian rock.
- (figuratively, Scotland, euphemistic, obsolete) A place with a toilet seat: an outhouse; a lavatory.
- (automotive, British English) Parts at the front and back of a vehicle which are meant to absorb the impact of a collision
- [Verb]
- (ambitransitive) To protect, to defend.
- (UK, intransitive) To shelter; to protect oneself.
- (electricity) To protect from the influence of. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
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