A revolving armoured cover for guns.
·noun A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental structure at one of the angles of a larger stru...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun To ward off; to keep off or out. II. Shield ·noun Figuratively, one who protects or defends. ...
Used in defensive warfare, varying at different times and under different circumstances in size, for...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
The ordinary shield consisted of a framework of wood covered with leather; it thus admitted of being...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
·add. ·- A narrow superstructure running from stem to stern on the upper deck of a steam cargo vesse...
·add. ·- A whaleback steamer with a hatch coaming, usually about seven feet high, extending almost c...
A vessel, more or less armoured, fitted with one or more heavily plated revolving turrets, each carr...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·noun One who, or that which, carries a shield. II. Shield-bearer ·noun Any small moth of the genus...
·- An aquatic American plant (Brasenia peltata) having floating oval leaves, and the covered with a ...
A vessel fitted with one or more massive iron shields, each protecting a heavy gun or guns. The name...
A revolving armoured cover for guns. ...