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riot shield

riot shield noun: a lightweight handheld protection device, generally used in riot control.

riot shield: a lightweight handheld protection device, generally used in riot control
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Noun

riot shield (plural riot shields)

  1. A lightweight handheld protection device, generally used in riot control.
    • Riot shields, voodoo economics / Your turn, your turn1997, “Electioneering”, in OK Computer, performed by Radiohead

Forms of riot shield

pluralriot shields

Questions about riot shield

What does riot shield mean?
Riot shield means a lightweight handheld protection device, generally used in riot control.
What part of speech is riot shield?
Riot shield is a noun.
What is the plural of riot shield?
The plural of riot shield is riot shields.

Words near riot shield in the dictionary

  1. riot masks
  2. riot money
  3. riot police
  4. riot police officer
  5. riot police officers
  6. riot shield
  7. riot shields
  8. riot stairs
  9. rioted
  10. rioter
  11. rioters

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