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sap shield

sap shield noun: a metal plate that shelters a sapper.

Noun

sap shield (plural sap shields)

  1. A metal plate that shelters a sapper.
    • The junctions of the gabions, as well as the most advanced gabion before it is filled, are covered by means of Knight's sap shields (steel plates mounted on wheels, see Fig. 382), which move along the berm, the front one fitting close against the sap roller.1884, George Philips, Text Book on Fortification, Etc: For the Use of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst

Forms of sap shield

pluralsap shields

Questions about sap shield

What does sap shield mean?
Sap shield means a metal plate that shelters a sapper.
What part of speech is sap shield?
Sap shield is a noun.
What is the plural of sap shield?
The plural of sap shield is sap shields.

Words near sap shield in the dictionary

  1. sap moons
  2. sap roller
  3. sap rollers
  4. sap rot
  5. sap rots
  6. sap shield
  7. sap shields
  8. sap stain
  9. sap tube
  10. sap tubes
  11. sap-wood

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