heatshield

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noun

A system designed to protect what is behind it against heat.

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Meanings

nounheatshield (plural heatshields)

plural heatshields · alternative heat shield

  1. A system designed to protect what is behind it against heat.
  2. space flightA system designed to protect an object entering an atmosphere at high speed from the resulting very high temperature due to atmospheric drag.

Origin

From heat + shield.

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Translations

German Hitzeschild
  • HitzeschildTranslations
Turkish ısı kalkanı
  • ısı kalkanıTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

heatshield. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heatshield

MLA

“heatshield.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heatshield. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heatshield,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heatshield.

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