shielded

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adjective

Provided with, or possessing, a shield.

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protected
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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of shield
adjectiveshielded (comparative more shielded, superlative most shielded)

comparative more shielded · superlative most shielded

  1. Provided with, or possessing, a shield.

    The curious horned flies have already been mentioned; and among the Orthoptera the great shielded grasshoppers are the most remarkable.

    1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume II, London: Macmillan and Co., page 433
  2. Protected by a shield.
  3. Protected from influence or danger.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjective(used especially of machinery) protected by a shield to prevent injury

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protected

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Dutch geblindeerd
  • geblindeerdprovided with a shield
Italian schermato
  • schermatoprovided with a shield
Latin leucaspis
  • leucaspisprovided with a shield
Norwegian Bokmål skjermet, skjermet
  • skjermetprovided with a shield
  • skjermetprotected
Spanish blindado, escudado
  • blindadoprovided with a shield
  • escudadoprovided with a shield
Zulu avikeleka
  • avikelekaprovided with a shield
Cite this entry
APA

shielded. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shielded

MLA

“shielded.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shielded. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shielded,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shielded.

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