gunshield
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]gunshield (plural gunshields)
- (military) A shield fitted to the front of a gun to protect its operator.
- 2005, Giles Foden, Mimi and Toutou Go Forth: The Bizarre Battle of Lake Tanganyika, Penguin UK:
- Junge and his two petty officers had been blown to pieces: the high-explosive shell had come right through the iron gunshield supposed to protect them.