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Type of radiation protection
Lead shielding refers to the use of lead as a form of radiation protection to shield people or objects from radiation so as to reduce the effective dose
Lead_shielding
Range of safety measures
reduce the radiation to a level safe for humans. The shielding materials are concrete and lead shield which is 0.25 mm thick for secondary radiation and
Radiation_protection
Imaging technique using radiation
material); doubling the thickness of shielding will square the shielding effect. Starting in the 1950s, personal lead shielding began to be used on directly on
Radiography
reducing total number of investigations. Lead shielding is no longer recommended for dental X-rays or for gonadal shielding. In 2002 International Atomic Energy
Radiation protection of patients
Radiation_protection_of_patients
Variety of glass in which lead replaces the calcium content
high lead oxide content in the glass solders. The presence of lead is used in glasses absorbing gamma radiation and X-rays, used in radiation shielding as
Lead_glass
Chemical element with atomic number 82 (Pb)
(pellets), weights, solders, pewter, fusible alloys, lead paints, leaded gasoline, and radiation shielding. Lead is a neurotoxin that accumulates in soft tissues
Lead
Non-toxic and flexible polymer radiation-shielding fabric
Demron is a radiation-shielding fabric. For the same weight it has slightly lower radiation protection than lead shielding, but is flexible. The composition
Demron
Poisoning caused by lead in the body
Lead poisoning, also known as plumbism and saturnism, is a type of metal poisoning caused by the presence of lead in the human body. Symptoms of lead
Lead_poisoning
Gases commonly used in several welding processes
scattered drops. If used carelessly, shielding gasses can displace oxygen, causing hypoxia and potentially death. Shielding gases fall into two categories—inert
Shielding_gas
Rechargeable battery type often used in motor vehicles
The lead–acid battery is a type of rechargeable battery. First invented in 1859 by French physicist Gaston Planté, it was the first type of rechargeable
Lead–acid_battery
Instrument used for measuring ionizing radiation
radiation gamma locations whilst protecting the operator by means of distance shielding. Particle detection of alpha and beta can be used in both integral and
Geiger_counter
Electrical generator that uses heat from radioactive decay
radiation through decay chain products than 238Pu and needs more shielding. Its shielding requirements in a RTG are the third lowest: only 238Pu and 210Po
Radioisotope thermoelectric generator
Radioisotope_thermoelectric_generator
Type of wiring used for communications
In contrast to shielded or foiled twisted pair (typically S/FTP or F/UTP cable shielding), UTP cable is not surrounded by any shielding. UTP is the primary
Twisted_pair
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up shield or shielding in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A shield is a hand-held protective device meant to intercept attacks. Shield may also refer
Shield_(disambiguation)
Measurement for ionizing radiation
due to self-shielding within the active layer of the source. Sources with 2 π {\displaystyle 2\pi } emissions suffer from self-shielding or backscatter
Counts_per_minute
Structure for limiting gamma radiation exposure
A lead castle, also called a lead cave or a lead housing, is a structure composed of lead to provide shielding against gamma radiation in a variety of
Lead_castle
Measurement of radioactivity within the body
low-background steel (≈20 cm) and sometimes lined with a thin layer of lead (≈1 cm). The shielding can significantly reduce background radiation inside the chamber
Whole-body_counting
Fictional intelligence agency in the Marvel Comics Universe
political and ethical irritant between S.H.I.E.L.D. and the superhuman community, with S.H.I.E.L.D. tasked to lead enforcement and to take on registered
S.H.I.E.L.D.
Industrial welding process
the shielding gas evenly into the welding zone. Inconsistent flow may not adequately protect the weld area. Larger nozzles provide greater shielding gas
Gas_metal_arc_welding
Method to create radioactive chemicals
out by several nuclear interface modules, which are protected by the lead shielding and controlled by a computer semi-automatically. The set-ups of modules
Radiosynthesis
Steel produced prior to the 1940s
low-background lead for shielding. This is sourced from ancient Roman lead, some of which is sourced from ancient Roman shipwrecks. Ancient lead has lower
Low-background_steel
Topics referred to by the same term
allows fractions to be collected without breaking vacuum Lead pig, a container made of lead shielding for storing and transporting radioactive materials The
Pig_(disambiguation)
Derived SI unit of equivalent dose of ionizing radiation
which take into account a number of complex effects such as body self-shielding and internal scattering of radiation. The calculation starts with organ
Sievert
NASA satellite of the Explorer program
thickness of 0.508 ± 0.0025-mm. Half the assembly has 5 grams per cm2 lead shielding along the length of the tubes. The unshielded half of the assembly is
Explorer_6
American crime drama television series
run, with Michael Chiklis winning the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2002. The Shield won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television
The_Shield
DC Comics superheroine
scientist who invents the dome over Argo City and oversees the placement of lead shielding over the ground of Argo, thus enabling the city's residents to survive
Supergirl
Pair of unsolved deaths in Brazil
The lead masks case (Portuguese: mistério das máscaras de chumbo, lit. 'mystery of the lead masks') involves a series of events which led to the death
Lead_masks_case
Hypothesized effect of blood lead levels on criminal behavior
The lead–crime hypothesis proposes that the sharp decline in crime rates in the industrialised world in the 1990s and beyond, after decades of increased
Lead–crime_hypothesis
Topics referred to by the same term
Radiation shielding: "lead-lined" containers for shielding radiation This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Lead line. If an
Lead_line
Novel by Salvador Plascencia
that the lead shielding is making them all sick; with the help of Apolonio the curandero, they regain their health and tear down all the lead. Little Merced
The_People_of_Paper
Ionizing radiation particle of two protons and two neutrons
easily shielded against than other forms of radioactive decay. Plutonium-238, a source of alpha particles, requires only 2.5 mm of lead shielding to protect
Alpha_particle
2013–2020 Marvel Television series
is filmed in 2K resolution. FuseFX serves as the lead visual effects vendor for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., with additional work by Pixomondo, CoSA VFX, Greenhaus
Agents_of_S.H.I.E.L.D.
strontium-90 sources were found, removed from their shielding, nearby. With their depleted uranium shielding removed, the dose rate for a single source was
List of orphan source incidents
List_of_orphan_source_incidents
Branch of physics focused on radiation protection
contamination, decontamination and decommissioning Radiological engineering (shielding, holdup, etc.) Environmental assessment, radiation monitoring and radon
Health_physics
for scrap metal. Workers completely removed the 60Co source from the lead shielding, and became ill shortly thereafter. The radioactive nature of the metal
List of civilian radiation accidents
List_of_civilian_radiation_accidents
1978 Indian Hindi film
a factory which manufactures Lead Safety Containers for Uranium, for the Government of India, also called Lead shielding; which he also protects from
Aahuti_(1978_film)
manufacturer of protective clothing, containments, gloveboxes, enclosures, lead shielding, and other supplies used for reducing risk and increasing safety of
Lancs_Industries
American P-51 fighter pilot
separated them from each other with a lead shield. When the box is dropped out of a plane, we melt the lead shield and the pluses and minuses come together
Marcus_McDilda
Radiation measurement instrument
only gamma is being detected, but if a sliding shield type detector is used, the beta can be shielded out manually, leaving only the gamma reading. For
Survey_meter
First successful NASA mission to the Moon (1959)
received a few small modifications over its predecessor, namely added lead shielding around the Geiger tubes and modifications to the telemetry system to
Pioneer_4
Characteristic of biological processes
at work. No experiment can be performed in perfect isolation. Thick lead shielding around a chemical dose experiment to rule out the effects of ionizing
Hormesis
Season of television series
series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., based on the Marvel Comics spy organization S.H.I.E.L.D., follows Phil Coulson and other S.H.I.E.L.D. agents and allies
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 5
Agents_of_S.H.I.E.L.D._season_5
Tower used for the production of lead balls
molten lead, which is then caught in a water basin. The shot is mainly used for projectiles in shotguns, and for ballast, radiation shielding, and other
Shot_tower
Containers used to transport nuclear material
90-millimetre-thick (3.5 in) thickness, to allow room for extensive internal lead shielding. The flask is protected by a bolt hasp which prevents the content from
Nuclear_flask
American actress (born 1965)
is no link to the cover story about Shields' career as a nude model. The 11-year-old Shields was cast as the lead in French director Louis Malle's Pretty
Brooke_Shields
Shielded nuclear radiation containment chamber
prescribe how thick the shielding must be. For instance a 1 kilocurie (37 TBq) source of cobalt-60 will require thicker shielding than a 1 kilocurie (37 TBq)
Hot_cell
Armenian-American physician (1870–1910)
firsthand. Because he worked with X-rays every day in an era before lead shielding had been widely adopted, he sustained radiation burns to his hands,
Mihran_Kassabian
Measurement of absorbed ionizing radiation
energy of the radiation emitted, distance from the source and amount of shielding. The worldwide average background dose for a human being is about 3.5
Dosimetry
Gas-filled radiation detector
This usually has a sliding shield which enables discrimination between gamma and beta radiation. The operator closes the shield to exclude beta, and can
Ionization_chamber
Period of social and political turmoil in Italy
The Years of Lead (Italian: Anni di piombo) were a period of social and political turmoil in Italy that lasted from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, marked
Years_of_Lead_(Italy)
Accusations of using civilians and civilian infrastructure to shield military targets
using the human shielding allegation to hypocritically justify their own war crimes against civilians: "In recent years the 'human shield' accusation has
Human shields in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Human_shields_in_the_Israeli–Palestinian_conflict
Type of surgical theatre
recommended. Additional preparations of the room necessary are 2-3mm lead shielding and potentially enforcement of the floor or ceiling to hold the additional
Hybrid_operating_room
Non-combatants placed around a target to discourage enemy attacks
become "by far the most prominent type of shield in contemporary discourse". They say that the proximate shielding accusation has been used by states to cover-up
Human_shield
American private equity investment firm
companies were distributors of radiology products like film, chemicals and lead shields. Together, they had $1.3 billion in revenue, making SourceOne dominant
Platinum_Equity
X-ray imaging in dentistry
Technician exposure is reduced by stepping out of the room, or behind adequate shielding material, when the X-ray source is activated. Once photographic film has
Dental_radiography
Study of effects of radiation on living tissues
presence of electrical fields, magnetic fields, or with varying amounts of shielding. The risk for developing radiation-induced cancer at some point in life
Radiobiology
Comics character
research. His unique powers enable him to work without the need for lead shielding, since he can absorb radiation and store it up for his own use. In addition
Solar_(comics)
Radioactive biochemical substance used for diagnosis or for study of receptor systems
Lu-177 requires radiation shielding for handling. Lu-177 is stored and transported in a vial with lead/plexiglass shielding ready-to-use. Repeated production
Radioligand
Nuclear reactor that killed 3 in 1961
Modifications to the reactor room had to be performed by a welder inside a lead shielded box attached to a crane. On January 9, in relays of two at a time, a
SL-1
Spanish dark matter direct detection experiment
overpressure with radon-free nitrogen gas. The external layer of the shielding (the neutron shielding) consists of 40 cm of a combination of water tanks and polyethylene
ANAIS-112
Irish musician (born 1963)
Kevin Patrick Shields (born 21 May 1963) is an Irish musician who achieved international fame as the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter
Kevin_Shields
Result of nuclear radiation exposure
constructing shielding for a specific purpose. For example, although high atomic number materials are very effective in shielding photons, using them to shield beta
Acute_radiation_syndrome
rate over 90%. Another less invasive method used for many years is lead shielding of gonadal region in both males and females as a protective measure
Side effects of radiotherapy on fertility
Side_effects_of_radiotherapy_on_fertility
Welding process
causing thermal ionization of the shielding gas and increasing the temperature of the base material. The ionized shielding gas flows toward the electrode
Gas_tungsten_arc_welding
Penetrating form of electromagnetic radiation
the gamma rays, the thicker the shielding made from the same shielding material is required. Materials for shielding gamma rays are typically measured
Gamma_ray
Particle physics experiment
background by xenon self-shielding and better electronics. Diameter would be increased to 130 cm and a water tank would be added as shielding and muon veto. This
Enriched_Xenon_Observatory
30th episode of the 1st season of The Outer Limits
inside-out material; shadow-matter that can penetrate ten miles of lead shielding. Hidden deep in the heart of strange new elements are secrets beyond
Production and Decay of Strange Particles
Production_and_Decay_of_Strange_Particles
Shield described in Homer's Iliad
on the shield has inspired many different interpretations of its significance. In the poem, Achilles lends Patroclus his armor in order to lead the Achaean
Shield_of_Achilles
Variation in resonant frequency of identical atomic nuclei in a magnetic field
therefore called shielded, relative to those with lower electron density. Electron-donating alkyl groups, for example, lead to increased shielding whereas electron-withdrawing
Chemical_shift
Radioactive isotope of cobalt
not significant. The half-value and 1/10th value layer thickness for shielding against this isotope's radiations has been determined for different materials:
Cobalt-60
World's first continuous fast-neutron reactor
a thick concrete shell that provided additional shielding. A number of holes ran through the shielding to provide fast neutrons to the various physics
Clementine_(nuclear_reactor)
American natural resources company
including lead oxide for batteries, lead shielding used for radiation protection in hospitals, extruded shapes used in plating and pollution control, lead-lined
Doe_Run_Company
Award for lead actress in a television drama series
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series is an award presented annually in the U.S. by the Academy of Television Arts &
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Lead_Actress_in_a_Drama_Series
American superhero comic book
it (Hammer compares the process to "stopping a leaking reactor with lead shielding"). The White House sends a high-ranking man, Floyd Custer, to make a
Silver_Star_(comics)
American actor and filmmaker (born 1991)
recurring role as O'Shon in the mockumentary sitcom Abbott Elementary, and the lead role as Detective Isaiah Stiles in the 2026 Netflix series Nemesis. Matthew
Matthew_Law
Soviet experimental bomber
Bomber / Flying Atomic Laboratory Crew: 2 (housed in a massive 60-ton lead-shielded capsule for radiation protection) Propulsion: 4 x Lulka nuclear-powered
Myasishchev_M-60
Football match
The 2025 FA Community Shield was the 103rd FA Community Shield, an annual association football match contested by the winners of the previous season's
2025_FA_Community_Shield
shows a shield which is framed by a crocodile and a shark. The motto is displayed under it, which reads "To Lead Is to Serve". Over the shield there is
Coat of arms of Solomon Islands
Coat_of_arms_of_Solomon_Islands
Pruning/tying branches to flat structure
bolts, or eye screws, anchored with either plastic plugs or expandable lead shields, directly into the mortar joints. Wooden walls may be better fitted with
Espalier
Low-melting-point alloy of bismuth, lead and tin
This has encouraged its use for medical applications for easily shaped shielding during radiotherapy. Kamal, M.; Moharam, B. M.; Farag, H. I.; El-Bediwi
Newton's_metal
2007 animated film
threatens to kill him if he misbehaves again. The clone deduces that a lead-shielded kryptonite pellet is in his brain, and removes it. Lois tranquilizes
Superman:_Doomsday
American entertainer (born 1946)
Tootsie & Oklahoma! Lead 2019 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations". Broadway.com. Retrieved April 23, 2019. André De Shields official website[dead
André_De_Shields
Tabular arrangement of the chemical elements
charge across the series and the increased number of inner electrons for shielding somewhat compensate each other, so the decrease in radius is smaller.
Periodic_table
Austrian medical researcher (1898–1993)
tumor without otherwise harming the subject; she also improved use of lead shielding, and discovered that the effects of radiation varied with the emission
Anna_Goldfeder
of S.H.I.E.L.D. Simmons "love[d] the challenge of being the director of S.H.I.E.L.D." but felt "the one thing that can hinder Mack's ability to lead is
List of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. characters
List_of_Agents_of_S.H.I.E.L.D._characters
1990–1991 conflict in the Middle East
United States. The coalition's efforts were in two phases: Operation Desert Shield, which marked the military buildup from August 1990 to January 1991; and
Gulf_War
Comic book character
their "10 Best Directors To Lead S.H.I.E.L.D." list. In 2021, CBR ranked Maria Hill 4th in their "10 Best Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D." list. In 2022, The A.V
Maria_Hill
Ionizing radiation that presents as free neutrons
effective shielding materials are water, or hydrocarbons like polyethylene or paraffin wax. Water-extended polyester (WEP) is effective as a shielding wall
Neutron_radiation
Examination of the heart's electrical activity
instrumentation amplifiers, and electromagnetic shielding. Simultaneous lead recordings: earlier designs recorded each lead sequentially, but current models record
Electrocardiography
British actress
thriller Prince, released on 9 April 2010. The same year, she played the female lead in the epic adventure Ao The Last Neanderthal, a love story set 30,000 years
Aruna_Shields
2020 film by Sam Liu
with him. She shows him a top-secret document that leads Superman to a lead-shielded gulag. There, he meets a young boy surrounded by bats and a dying Svetlana
Superman:_Red_Son_(film)
American actor (born 1971)
Justified and The White Lotus, and for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Fallout. Goggins starred in and co-produced the
Walton_Goggins
American astrophysicist (1934–2013)
Thus, any detector had to be capable of suppressing this background. Lead shielding to reject this background and provide angular collimation had proved
Kenneth_John_Frost
American multinational technology company
gaming hardware and services, with products such as the Shield Portable, Shield Tablet, and Shield TV, and operates the GeForce Now cloud gaming service
Nvidia
Marvel Comics fictional character
Avengers. During his time in the future, the Torch briefly attempts to 'lead' S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Life Model Decoys against the organization in the belief that they
Human_Torch_(android)
Uranium with lower content of 235U
used as shielding material for other radioactive material, and as ballast. Examples include sailboat keels, as counterweights and as shielding in industrial
Depleted_uranium
American actress (born 1975)
starring as Claire Matthews in the Fox drama series The Following. Zea played lead character Mickey Holmes-Harris on the canceled-before-airing ABC dramedy
Natalie_Zea
Feasibility experiment for aircraft nuclear propulsion
radiation field in the room increased to 600 mrem/hr. The equipment had been shielding the area from the fuel system radiation. The fuel system was carefully
Aircraft_Reactor_Experiment
Public health crisis in Flint, Michigan
drinking water for the city of Flint, Michigan, being contaminated with lead and possibly Legionella bacteria. In April 2014, during a financial crisis
Flint_water_crisis
American actress, model and singer (born 1992)
original on July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019. "'Agents of SHIELD' Star Chloe Bennet to Lead Pearl Studios' Animated 'Everest' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood
Chloe_Bennet
LEAD SHIELDING
LEAD SHIELDING
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Kent)
English (chiefly Kent) : from Middle English heved ‘head’, applied as a nickname for someone with some peculiarity or disproportion of the head, or a topographic name for someone who lived on a hill or at the head of a stream or valley. This surname has long been established in Ireland.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a person with red hair or a ruddy complexion, from Middle English re(a)d ‘red’.English : topographic name for someone who lived in a clearing, from an unattested Old English rīed, r̄d ‘woodland clearing’.English : Read in Lancashire, the name of which is a contracted form of Old English rǣghēafod, from rǣge ‘female roe deer’, ‘she-goat’ + hēafod ‘head(land)’; Rede in Suffolk, so called from Old English hrēod ‘reeds’; or Reed in Hertfordshire, so called from an Old English ryhð ‘brushwood’.English : A family called Read were established in America in the early 18th century by John Read, who was born in Dublin, sixth in descent from Sir Thomas Read of Berkshire, England. His son, George Read (1733–98), was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and as a lawyer helped frame the Constitution.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Devon)
English (chiefly Devon) : nickname for a thin or lean person, from Middle English lene ‘lean’ (Old English hlǣne).Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Liatháin (see Lehane).Reduced form of Scottish McLean.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places in northern France named with the Germanic element lÄr ‘clearing’.English : variant of Layer.English : nickname from Old English hlÄ“or ‘cheek’, ‘face’Irish : reduced Anglicization of Gaelic Mac Giolla Uidhir ‘son of the swarthy lad’ or ‘son of the servant of Odhar’, a byname from odhar (genitive uidhir) ‘dun-colored’, ‘weatherbeaten’. Compare McAleer.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish and Irish
Scottish and Irish : possibly a reduced and altered form of McLeish.English : see Lees 2.Americanized form of German Lasch.
Female
Hebrew
(לֵ×ָה) Hebrew name LEAH means "weary." In the bible, this is the name of Jacob's first wife. Compare with other forms of Leah.
Female
English
 Old English name LEA means "meadow." Compare with another form of Lea.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly a metonymic nickname for a needy person, from Middle English ne(e)d ‘need’.Respelling of German Nied.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived near a loud, rushing stream, Old English hl̄de, or a habitational name from Lead in West Yorkshire, which is named from Old English lǣd ‘water course’ or Old English hlēda ‘ledge’.
Surname or Lastname
English, Spanish, and Portuguese
English, Spanish, and Portuguese : nickname for a loyal or trustworthy person, from Old French leial, Spanish and Portuguese leal ‘loyal’, ‘faithful (to obligations)’, Latin legalis, from lex, ‘law’, ‘obligation’ (genitive legis).
Male
Hebrew
(×ֶלְעַד) Contracted form of Hebrew El'adah, ELAD means "whom God puts on."
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from an Old English byname, Red, READ means "red-headed or ruddy-complexioned."Â
Female
Hebrew
 Variant spelling of Hebrew Leah, LEA means "weary." Compare with another form of Lea.
Girl/Female
Bengali, Danish, Finnish, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Swedish, Telugu
Lead
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Leake.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a meadow, from Middle English mede ‘meadow’ (Old English mǣd).English : metonymic occupational name for a brewer or seller of mead (Old English meodu), an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting honey.
Female
English
 Variant spelling of Old English Lea, LEAH means "meadow." Compare with other forms of Leah.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old English personal names Lēofa (masculine) and Lēofe (feminine) ‘dear’, ‘beloved’. These names were in part short forms of various compound names with this first element, in part independent affectionate bynames.English : apparently a topographic name for someone who lived in a densely foliated area, from Middle English lēaf ‘leaf’; a certain Robert Intheleaves is recorded in London in the 14th century.Americanized form of Swedish Lö(ö)f, Löv, an ornamental name from löv ‘leaf’.English translation of the Ashkenazic Jewish ornamental surname Blatt.
Female
Greek
(Λήδα) Greek name LEDA means "woman." In mythology, this is the name of the mother of Kastor, Pollux and Helen.
Female
English
(Λήδα) Greek name LEDA means "woman." In mythology, this is the name of the mother of Castor, Pollux and Helen.
LEAD SHIELDING
LEAD SHIELDING
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for someone who was free with his affections, from Middle English spend(en) ‘to spend or squander’ + love ‘love’.
Male
Cornish
, white.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Talking, thinking, humiliation, budding.
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Ruler of the Home
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Telugu
Different; Goddess Durga; Graceful
Girl/Female
Russian
Luminescent.
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Just
Boy/Male
Indian, Sikh
A Work of Art
Girl/Female
Arabic, British, Islamic, Muslim, Pakistani, Urdu
Landmark of Prophet; Beauty
Boy/Male
Australian, Christian, French, Hebrew, Jewish
Young Deer; Deer; Gold; Reducing to Ashes; Young Mountain
LEAD SHIELDING
LEAD SHIELDING
LEAD SHIELDING
LEAD SHIELDING
LEAD SHIELDING
imp. & p. p.
of Lead.
a.
Still as death; motionless; inactive; useless; as, dead calm; a dead load or weight.
a.
Lacking spirit; dull; lusterless; cheerless; as, dead eye; dead fire; dead color, etc.
n.
A small cylinder of black lead or plumbago, used in pencils.
v. t.
To guide or conduct with the hand, or by means of some physical contact connection; as, a father leads a child; a jockey leads a horse with a halter; a dog leads a blind man.
v. t.
To be at the head of; to put one's self at the head of; to lead; to direct; to act as leader to; as, to head an army, an expedition, or a riot.
v. t.
To tend or reach in a certain direction, or to a certain place; as, the path leads to the mill; gambling leads to other vices.
a.
Resembling lead.
v. t.
To begin a game, round, or trick, with; as, to lead trumps; the double five was led.
n.
precedence; advance position; also, the measure of precedence; as, the white horse had the lead; a lead of a boat's length, or of half a second.
n.
Sheets or plates of lead used as a covering for roofs; hence, pl., a roof covered with lead sheets or terne plates.
n.
The act of leading or conducting; guidance; direction; as, to take the lead; to be under the lead of another.
v. t.
To cover, fill, or affect with lead; as, continuous firing leads the grooves of a rifle.
imp. & p. p.
of Read
v. t.
To go or to be in advance of; to precede; hence, to be foremost or chief among; as, the big sloop led the fleet of yachts; the Guards led the attack; Demosthenes leads the orators of all ages.
n.
A plummet or mass of lead, used in sounding at sea.
imp. & p. p.
of Lead
v. t.
To place leads between the lines of; as, to lead a page; leaded matter.
v. t.
To conduct or direct with authority; to have direction or charge of; as, to lead an army, an exploring party, or a search; to lead a political party.
n.
An article made of lead or an alloy of lead