shield
noun
a broad piece of armor, varying widely in form and size, carried apart from the body, usually on the left arm, as a defense against swords, lances, arrows, etc.
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
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"The vaulting system will have shielded what's in the church from the inferno above," he adds.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2019