riot shield

British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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

From BBC

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".

From BBC

He wasn’t stealing a riot shield; he was pulling it out of the way so no one else would weaponize it.

From New York Times

Brian was positioned at the front of the crowd, standing face-to-face with a Capitol Police officer named Stevin Karlsen, who wore a helmet and a gas mask while trying to protect himself with a four-foot-tall riot shield.

From New York Times

He started playing another video, from 2:34 p.m., which showed Brian in the seconds before he pushed Karlsen’s riot shield.

From New York Times