shoulder pad

noun

A type of padding sometimes used in clothing to give the wearer the illusion of less sloping shoulders.

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Meanings

nounshoulder pad (plural shoulder pads)

plural shoulder pads · alternative shoulderpad

  1. A type of padding sometimes used in clothing to give the wearer the illusion of less sloping shoulders.
  2. A piece of protective equipment used in American and Canadian football.

Translations

Dutch schoudervulling
  • schoudervullingtype of padding
Finnish olkatoppaus, olkasuoja
  • olkatoppaustype of padding
  • olkasuojaprotective padding
  • olkasuojainprotective padding
Hungarian válltömés
  • válltöméstype of padding
Italian spallina
  • spallinatype of padding
Spanish hombrera
  • hombreratype of padding
Swedish axelvadd, axelskydd
  • axelvaddtype of padding
  • axelskyddprotective padding
Cite this entry
APA

shoulder pad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoulder%20pad

MLA

“shoulder pad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoulder%20pad. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shoulder pad,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoulder%20pad.

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