body shield

American  

noun

1. a small bulletproof shield attached to the arm for fending off projectiles, especially in a riot situation.

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body shield

Last week the Ford Motor Co. showed off its answer: a 5-lb. padded plastic body shield called the "Tot Guard."

From Time Magazine Archive

So far my own body shield was holding up, but it wasn’t going to last much longer.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

I had my body shield activated, but surprisingly, no one took a shot at me.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

Unless they're used to it, they get frightened when they see a person with a refracted body shield.

From Millennium by Everett B. Cole

He dropped lightly to the space before the sportster, then stepped away, crouching behind a rock out-crop, and turned his body shield to full power.

From The Players by Steve Solomon

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