riot shield

noun

1. a large oblong curved transparent shield used by police controlling crowds

Example Sentences

But the BBC compared his body armour, riot shield and headgear with that of every police officer at the scene.

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The appeals court judge said evidence showed Lang "repeatedly pushed, punched, and kicked at police officers" and "slammed a door against one officer’s head and struck other officers first with a stolen riot shield and later with a metal baseball bat."

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How about using a riot shield to smash a police officer into a metal door frame, leaving him bruised and bloodied?

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One video showed a group of officers holding a catcher pole, riot shield and gun approaching Louie Turnbull whose dogs police say "were agitated and barking".

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The man refused to get out of the vehicle as police approached behind a riot shield.

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