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Noun
S: (n) protective covering, protective cover, protection (a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury) "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors"
S: (n) pavis, pavise ((Middle Ages) a large heavy oblong shield protecting the whole body; originally carried but sometimes set up in permanent position)
S: (n) bell jar, bell glass (a bell-shaped glass cover used to protect and display delicate objects or to cover scientific apparatus or to contain gases)
S: (n) shower curtain (a curtain that keeps water from splashing out of the shower area)
S: (n) theater curtain, theatre curtain (a hanging cloth that conceals the stage from the view of the audience; rises or parts at the beginning and descends or closes between acts and at the end of a performance)
S: (n) winker, blinker, blinder (blind consisting of a leather eyepatch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side)
S: (n) bracer, armguard (a protective covering for the wrist or arm that is used in archery and fencing and other sports)
S: (n) cap (something serving as a cover or protection)
S: (n) distributor cap (the cap of the distributor that holds in place the wires from the distributor to the spark plugs)
S: (n) ferrule, collet (a metal cap or band placed on a wooden pole to prevent splitting)
S: (n) hubcap (cap that fits over the hub of a wheel)
S: (n) heat shield (a protective covering that protects a spacecraft from overheating on reentry)
S: (n) hood, bonnet, cowl, cowling (protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine) "there are powerful engines under the hoods of new cars"; "the mechanic removed the cowling in order to repair the plane's engine"
S: (n) housing (a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component)
S: (n) binnacle (a nonmagnetic housing for a ship's compass (usually in front of the helm))
S: (n) cabinet, console (housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television)
S: (n) whispering gallery, whispering dome (a space beneath a dome or arch in which sounds produced at certain points are clearly audible at certain distant points)
S: (n) screen (a protective covering consisting of netting; can be mounted in a frame) "they put screens in the windows for protection against insects"; "a metal screen protected the observers"
S: (n) fire screen, fireguard (a metal screen before an open fire for protection (especially against flying sparks))
S: (n) mosquito net (a fine net or screen (especially around beds) to protect against mosquitos)
S: (n) shade (protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight) "they used umbrellas as shades"; "as the sun moved he readjusted the shade"
S: (n) sheathing, overlay, overlayer (protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior)
S: (n) shelter (protective covering that provides protection from the weather)
S: (n) shell plating (the plates covering the frame of a steel ship and corresponding to the planking of a wooden ship)
S: (n) shielding (a shield of lead or concrete intended as a barrier to radiation emitted in nuclear decay)
S: (n) shielding (shield consisting of an arrangement of metal mesh or plates designed to protect electronic equipment from ambient electromagnetic interference)
S: (n) splasher (a protective covering over or beside a wheel to protect the upper part of a vehicle from splashes of mud)
S: (n) testudo (a movable protective covering that provided protection from above; used by Roman troops when approaching the walls of a besieged fortification)