Shield (geology): A shield is a large area of exposed Precambrian crystalline igneous and high-grade metamorphic rocks that form tectonically stable areas. These rocks are older than 570 million years and sometimes date back to around 2 to 3.5 billion ... (Earth) [100%] 2023-11-18 [Plate tectonics]
Shield: Like most peoples of antiquity, the Israelites used two kinds of shields—a large one which covered the whole body and was carried by the heavy-armed infantry, and a small, easily managed one, carried by the light-armed troops ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [100%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
Shield: the origin is doubtful, but may be referred to the root seen in "shell" or "scale"; another suggestion connects it with Icel. skjalla, to clash, rattle; it is not connected with the Indo-Ger. hyd, hide, and in "sky"), a ... [100%] 2022-09-02
Shield: SHIELD sheld. See ARMOR, IV, 1. sheld. See ARMOR, IV, 1. [100%] 1915-01-01
Shield: A shield is a defensive implement carried in the hand or attached by a strap to the arm of a soldier, as a protection from the weapons of the enemy. A shields may vary greatly in material and form. [100%] 2023-02-24 [Warfare]
Shield: A shield is a piece of personal armour held in the hand, which may or may not be strapped to the wrist or forearm. Shields are used to intercept specific attacks, whether from close-ranged weaponry or projectiles such as ... (Item of armour carried to intercept attacks or projectiles) [100%] 2024-02-01 [Shields] [Medieval weapons]...
Shield (comics): Shield, in comics, may refer to. (Comics) [100%] 2024-09-24
Shields (Star Trek): In the Star Trek fictional universe, shields refer to a 23rd and 24th century technology that provides starships, space stations, and entire planets with limited protection against damage. They are sometimes referred to as deflectors, deflector shields, or (in Star ... (Star Trek) [83%] 2024-01-06 [Star Trek devices]
Shields (keelboat): The Shields, also called the Shields 30 and the Shields One-Design, is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Olin Stephens of Sparkman & Stephens as a one design racer and first built in 1962. The design was commissioned ... (Keelboat) [83%] 2023-11-17 [Keelboats] [Sailing yachts]...
SHIELDS: The Spatial Heterodyne Interferometric Emission Line Dynamics Spectrometer (SHIELDS) mission is intended to study light from interstellar particles that have drifted into the Solar System in order to learn about the nearest reaches of interstellar space. The purpose of the ... (Engineering) [83%] 2023-12-15 [NASA space probes]
Shields: Shields steht für: Shields ist der Name folgender Orte: geografischer Objekte: Siehe auch. [83%] 2023-11-18
Shields: Shields, JAMES (1810-1879), American soldier, was born in Dungannon, county Tyrone, Ireland, in 1810. He emigrated to the United States in 1826, and in 1832 began to practice law in Kaskaskia, Illinois. He was prominent in Democratic politics, was ... [83%] 2022-09-02
Shields (Star Trek): In the Star Trek fictional universe, shields refer to a 23rd and 24th century technology that provides starships, space stations, and entire planets with limited protection against damage. They are sometimes referred to as deflectors, deflector shields, or (in Star ... (Star Trek) [83%] 2024-03-04 [Star Trek devices]
SHIELDS: The Spatial Heterodyne Interferometric Emission Line Dynamics Spectrometer (SHIELDS) mission is intended to study light from interstellar particles that have drifted into the Solar System in order to learn about the nearest reaches of interstellar space. The purpose of the ... (Engineering) [83%] 2024-03-04 [NASA space probes]
Shields (keelboat): The Shields, also called the Shields 30 and the Shields One-Design, is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Olin Stephens of Sparkman & Stephens as a one design racer and first built in 1962. The design was commissioned ... (Keelboat) [83%] 2024-04-06 [Keelboats] [1960s sailboat type designs]...
Shieli: Cet article est une ébauche concernant le Kazakhstan. Vous pouvez partager vos connaissances en l’améliorant (comment ?) selon les recommandations des projets correspondants. [83%] 2024-12-27
2009 Shute Shield season: The first matches of the season were played on 28 March 2009 with the season ending in the Grand Final on 26 September 2009. Twelve teams competed in the 2009 Shute Shield season from Sydney. [76%] 2025-04-25 [2009 in Australian rugby union] [2009 rugby union tournaments for clubs]...
Corporate Shield: A "Corporate Shield" is the byproduct of forming a corporation. The main reason that people form corporations is to shield themselves and their personal assets from individual liability for corporate acts. [70%] 2023-02-24 [Commerce] [Business]...
Dalkon Shield: The Dalkon Shield was a contraceptive intrauterine device (IUD) developed by the Dalkon Corporation and marketed by the A.H. Robins Company. (Social) [70%] 2023-08-24 [Lawsuits]
Australian Shield: [ ⚑ ] 26°00′00″S 129°00′00″E / 26.00007744°S 129.00005163°E / -26.00007744; 129.00005163 The Australian Shield is a geological feature known as a shield that occupies more than half of the continent of Australia. The ... (Earth) [70%] 2023-10-17 [Historical geology]
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