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What is the noun for shieldings?

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shield
  1. Anything that protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.
    1. A broad piece of defensive armor, carried on the arm, formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body.
    2. (figuratively) One who protects or defends.
    3. (lichenology) In lichens, a hardened cup or disk surrounded by a rim and containing the fructification, or asci.
    4. (mining) A framework used to protect workmen in making an adit under ground, and capable of being pushed along as excavation progresses.
    5. (science fiction) A field of energy that protects or defends.
  2. Something shaped like a shield, usually an inverted triangle with slightly curved lower sides.
    1. (heraldry) The escutcheon or field on which are placed the bearings in coats of arms.
    2. (Scotland, euphemistic, obsolete) A toilet seat.
    3. A spot resembling, or having the form of a shield.
    4. (obsolete) A coin, the old French crown, or écu, having on one side the figure of a shield.
    5. (transport) A sign or symbol, usually containing numbers and sometimes letters, identifying a highway route.
    6. (colloquial, law enforcement) A police badge.
  3. (geology) A large expanse of exposed stable Precambrian rock.
    1. (geology) A wide and relatively low-profiled volcano, usually composed entirely of lava flows.
  4. (figuratively, Scotland, euphemistic, obsolete) A place with a toilet seat: an outhouse; a lavatory.
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  6. Examples:
    1. “Sun-protective clothing provides a better shield than sunscreen since it never rubs off or requires reapplying.”
      “He reached for the gauntlet holding his shield above his head and yanked the compartment containing the depleted light element open.”
shielding
  1. (physics) The situation, in NMR spectroscopy, in which a local magnetic field is weakened by the presence of neighbouring nuclei
  2. (soccer) Action done by the person with the ball to protect the ball from the defender; the person concerned keeps his body between the ball and the defender.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “In NMR spectroscopy, shielding refers to the process by which electrons surrounding a nucleus reduce the magnetic field experienced by that nucleus.”
shieldbearer
  1. A person who carries a shield, especially a lower-ranking person who carries it for a higher-ranking person.
shielder
  1. Agent noun of shield: one who shields.
shieldman
  1. someone who carries a shield
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shieldsman
  1. someone who carries a shield
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shieldbearers
  1. plural of shieldbearer
shieldsmen
shieldmen
shieldings
shielders
  1. plural of shielder
shields
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