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Whipple shields

Whipple shields is the plural of Whipple shield.

Meaning of Whipple shield

Noun

Whipple shield (plural Whipple shields)

  1. A thin foil film attached to the outside of a spacecraft to reduce the impact of micrometeoroids.
    Synonyms:
    meteor bumper

Questions about Whipple shields

What is Whipple shields the plural of?
Whipple shields is the plural of Whipple shield.

Words near Whipple shields in the dictionary

  1. whippits
  2. Whipple
  3. Whipple procedure
  4. Whipple procedures
  5. Whipple shield
  6. Whipple shields
  7. whipple tree
  8. whipple trees
  9. Whipple's disease
  10. whipple-tree
  11. whipple-trees

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