Meaning & use
Mantlet
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A movable protective shield or screen, historically used to guard soldiers or, on modern tanks, to protect the gun mount.
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Medieval besiegers pushed a wooden mantlet forward to shield archers from arrows.
The tank's thick mantlet deflected the incoming round.
A note on using this word
A diminutive of 'mantle,' originally referring to a small protective cloak or covering before taking on its military sense.
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shieldscreen
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