gunshield

English

Etymology

gun +‎ shield

Noun

gunshield (plural gunshields)

  1. (military) A shield fitted to the front of a gun to protect its operator.
    • 2005, Giles Foden, Mimi and Toutou Go Forth: The Bizarre Battle of Lake Tanganyika, Penguin UK:
      Junge and his two petty officers had been blown to pieces: the high-explosive shell had come right through the iron gunshield supposed to protect them.
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