defensive shield

  • 1Operation Defensive Shield — Part of the Second Intifada Israeli tanks in Ramallah …

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  • 2Operation Defensive Shield —    A large scale counterterrorism military operation conducted by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) that began on 29 March 2002 with an incursion of the IDF into the West Bank city of Ramallah, followed by entry into Tulkarm and Qalqilya on 1 April …

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  • 3Shield — Shield, n. [OE. sheld, scheld, AS. scield, scild, sceld, scyld; akin to OS. scild, OFries. skeld, D. & G. schild, OHG. scilt, Icel. skj[ o]ldr, Sw. sk[ o]ld, Dan. skiold, Goth. skildus; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Sheldrake}.] 1. A broad piece of… …

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  • 4Shield fern — Shield Shield, n. [OE. sheld, scheld, AS. scield, scild, sceld, scyld; akin to OS. scild, OFries. skeld, D. & G. schild, OHG. scilt, Icel. skj[ o]ldr, Sw. sk[ o]ld, Dan. skiold, Goth. skildus; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Sheldrake}.] 1. A broad… …

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  • 5Shield Liger — The Shield Liger is a Lion type Zoid, one of over 200 species of biomechanical lifeforms central to the Zoids model kit, toy, and media franchises owned and primarily distributed by TOMY. The Shield Liger plays a central role in , and appears in… …

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  • 6Defensive wall — See also: List of cities with defensive walls Part of the Great Wall of China, a UNESCO World Heritage Site …

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  • 7shield — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 used to protect the body when fighting ADJECTIVE ▪ riot VERB + SHIELD ▪ lower, raise ▪ be armed with, be equipped with, carry …

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  • 8defensive — adj. 1 protecting against attack VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ purely ▪ These are purely defensive measures. ▪ essentially, largely …

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  • 9shield — I. noun Etymology: Middle English sheld, from Old English scield; akin to Old High German scilt shield and probably to Old English sciell shell Date: before 12th century 1. a broad piece of defensive armor carried on the arm 2. one that protects… …

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  • 10Defensive fighting position — Foxhole redirects here. For the Cornish village, see Foxhole, Cornwall. Foxholes redirects here. For the North Yorkshire village, see Foxholes, North Yorkshire. U.S. Marine in a fighting hole, July 1958. A defensive fighting position (DFP) is a… …

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