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faceshield

faceshield noun: a protective shield over the face.

Noun

faceshield (plural faceshields)

  1. A protective shield over the face.
    • The faceshield is another common form of eye and face protector used for industrial chemical protection.2003, Daniel H. Anna, Chemical Protective Clothing, page 169
    • The company has also had given about 40,000 faceshields in the first phase and later touched two lakh units, which were distributed across the country.2020 December 18, B. Krishna Mohan, “SMT to roll out stents from Sultanpur in April: Official”, in Telangana Today

Forms of faceshield

pluralfaceshields
alternative formface shield

Origin of faceshield

From face + shield.

Questions about faceshield

What does faceshield mean?
Faceshield means a protective shield over the face.
What part of speech is faceshield?
Faceshield is a noun.
What is the plural of faceshield?
The plural of faceshield is faceshields.

Words near faceshield in the dictionary

  1. faces up to
  2. facesat
  3. facesaving
  4. facesheet
  5. facesheets
  6. faceshield
  7. faceshields
  8. facesit
  9. facesits
  10. facesitter
  11. facesitters

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