English Explanatory Dictionary

heatshield

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A system designed to protect what is behind it against heat.
  2. A system designed to protect an object entering an atmosphere at high speed from the resulting very high temperature due to atmospheric drag

Word forms

heatshield heatshields heat shield

Etymology

From heat + shield.

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