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Low-profile volcano usually formed almost entirely of fluid lava flows
A shield volcano is a type of volcano named for its low profile, resembling a shield lying on the ground. It is formed by the eruption of highly fluid
Shield_volcano
list of shield volcanoes includes active, dormant and extinct shield volcanoes. Shield volcanoes are one of the three types[specify] of volcanoes. They
List_of_shield_volcanoes
Geological feature
shield volcano Volcán Wolf, a shield volcano Sierra Negra (Galápagos), a shield volcano Cerro Azul (Ecuador volcano), a shield volcano Alcedo Volcano, a shiled
Active_volcano
Processes of growth and erosion of the volcanoes of the Hawaiian islands
base. The largest, Mauna Loa, is 4,169 meters (13,678 ft) high. As shield volcanoes, they are built by accumulated lava flows, growing a few meters or
Evolution of Hawaiian volcanoes
Evolution_of_Hawaiian_volcanoes
Rupture in a planet's crust where material escapes
plateau. They often relate or constitute shield volcanoes Shield volcanoes, so named for their broad, shield-like profiles, are formed by the eruption
Volcano
Type of conical volcano composed of layers of lava and tephra
composite volcano, is a typically conical volcano built up by many alternating layers (strata) of hardened lava and tephra. Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes
Stratovolcano
Martian volcano, highest point on Mars
Mons (/əˌlɪmpəs ˈmɒnz, oʊ-/; Latin for 'Mount Olympus') is a large shield volcano on Mars. As measured by the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA), it
Olympus_Mons
Active volcano in Hawaii
[kiːlɐwˈwɛjə]) is an active shield volcano in the Hawaiian Islands. It is located along the southeastern shore of Hawaii Island. The volcano is between 210,000
Kīlauea
Seamount in the northwest Pacific Ocean
Sager and his team concluded that Tamu Massif is "the biggest single shield volcano ever discovered on Earth". Other igneous features on the planet are
Tamu_Massif
Volcano in Hawaii, United States
to be the largest volcano on Earth until the submarine mountain Tamu Massif was discovered to be larger. Mauna Loa is a shield volcano with relatively gentle
Mauna_Loa
Shield volcano in Oregon, United States
Newberry Volcano is a large, active, shield-shaped stratovolcano located about 20 miles (32 km) south of Bend, Oregon, United States, 35 miles (56 km)
Newberry_Volcano
Shield volcano in northeastern California, United States
Medicine Lake Volcano is a large shield volcano in northeastern California about 30 mi (50 km) northeast of Mount Shasta. The volcano is located in a
Medicine_Lake_Volcano
Volcanic activity in Canada
volcanic plateaus, lava domes, cinder cones, stratovolcanoes, shield volcanoes, submarine volcanoes, calderas, diatremes, and maars, along with less common
Volcanism_of_Canada
Cauldron-like volcanic feature formed by the emptying of a magma chamber
habitation continued in India after the eruption. Some volcanoes, such as the large shield volcanoes Kīlauea and Mauna Loa on the island of Hawaii, form
Caldera
Mount Thielsen, an extinct shield volcano Mount Washington, shield volcano Needle Point Newberry Volcano, shield volcano Pine Mountain, a pyroclastic
List of mountains of the United States
List_of_mountains_of_the_United_States
East Atlantic Portuguese island
a massive submerged shield volcano that rises about six kilometres (20,000 ft) from the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. The volcano formed atop an east–west
Madeira_Island
Two barren outcrops in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
last remnant of one of the largest volcanoes on Earth. It holds the record for the largest and hottest shield volcano. The Gardner Pinnacles were first
Gardner_Pinnacles
Dormant volcano in Michoacán, Mexico
Parícutin, along with small shield volcanoes, maars, tuff rings and lava domes. Scoria cones are the most common type of volcano in Mexico, appearing suddenly
Parícutin
Hawaiian volcano
ˈkɛjə]; abbreviation for Mauna a Wākea, 'White Mountain') is a dormant shield volcano on the island of Hawaiʻi. Its peak is 13,803 feet (4,207.3 meters) above
Mauna_Kea
Mountain in Tristan da Cunha
17th by topographic isolation. The mountain is the peak of the massive shield volcano which forms the island. A 300 m (1,000 ft) wide summit crater caps the
Queen_Mary's_Peak
Past Geological Phenomenon on Mars
between Martian shield volcanoes and those on Earth is in size: Martian shield volcanoes are truly colossal. For example, the tallest volcano on Mars, Olympus
Volcanism_on_Mars
Mexico includes stratovolcanoes, shield volcanoes, cinder cones, lava domes, and calderas. Many of Mexico's volcanoes are part of the Pacific Ring of Fire
List_of_volcanoes_in_Mexico
Volcanic area of Iceland
regularly constructed shield volcano and the largest in the southern part of Reykjanes Peninsula. Another important shield volcano on Reykjanes Peninsula
Geology of Reykjanes Peninsula
Geology_of_Reykjanes_Peninsula
Shield volcano formed mostly of pyroclastic and highly explosive eruptions
volcanology, a pyroclastic shield or ignimbrite shield is an uncommon type of shield volcano. Unlike most shield volcanoes, pyroclastic shields are formed mostly
Pyroclastic_shield
The Galápagos Islands are an isolated set of volcanoes, consisting of shield volcanoes and lava plateaus, located 1,200 km (746 mi) west of Ecuador. They
Volcanoes of the Galápagos Islands
Volcanoes_of_the_Galápagos_Islands
Geology of a Spanish archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean
shield volcano (Teno shield volcano) formed from 6.4 to 5.1 Ma; its remains are the Teno massif. Then, from 4.9 to 3.9 Ma, a third shield volcano (Anaga
Geology_of_the_Canary_Islands
Volcano and highest mountain in Spain
edifices: the central volcano of Las Cañadas, and the Anaga massif. The Las Cañadas volcano developed over the Miocene shield volcanoes and may have reached
Teide
National park in Hawaii, United States
encompasses two active volcanoes: Kīlauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, and Mauna Loa, the world's largest shield volcano. The park provides
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
Hawaiʻi_Volcanoes_National_Park
Innermost Galilean moon of Jupiter
of volcanic activity at a particular volcano). Named mountains, plateaus, layered terrain, and shield volcanoes include the terms mons, mensa ('table')
Io_(moon)
Shield volcano in Antarctica
Mount Takahe is a 3,460-metre-high (11,350 ft) snow-covered shield volcano in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica, 200 kilometres (120 mi) from the Amundsen Sea
Mount_Takahe
Overview of volcanic activity on the planet Venus
around them. On Earth, volcanoes are mainly of two types: shield volcanoes and composite or stratovolcanoes. The shield volcanoes, for example those in
Volcanism_on_Venus
Extinct shield volcano in Hawaii
The East Molokaʻi Volcano, sometimes also known as Wailau for the Wailau valley on its north side, is an extinct shield volcano comprising the eastern
East_Molokaʻi_Volcano
Geological feature associated with some volcanos
either side of the island's central dormant shield volcano Hallasan. Volcanic crater "How Volcanoes Work-Volcano Types". San Diego State University Department
Parasitic_cone
Shield volcano in southeast Réunion, Indian Ocean
Fournaise (French: [pitɔ̃ də la fuʁnɛz]; 'Peak of the Furnace') is a shield volcano on the eastern side of Réunion island, a French overseas department
Piton_de_la_Fournaise
continental United States. The craters are at the summit of a broad shield volcano. The eastern crater is about 3000 ft across and 350 ft deep. The western
Crater_Rings_(Idaho)
Volcano in Ethiopia
ሃይሊ-ጉቢ, romanized: Haylē-Gubi) is a shield volcano located in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. It is the southernmost volcano of the Erta Ale Range. Until November
Hayli_Gubbi
Volcanic region hotter than the surrounding mantle
independent of tectonic plate boundaries, and so hotspots may create a chain of volcanoes as the plates move above them. There are two hypotheses that attempt to
Hotspot_(geology)
Active complex volcano in Nicaragua
Nicaragua. The complex volcano is composed of a nested set of calderas and craters, the largest of which is Las Sierras shield volcano and caldera. Within
Masaya_Volcano
Submarine volcano in the Pacific Ocean
Seamount (also Coaxial Seamount or Axial Volcano) is a seamount, submarine volcano, and underwater shield volcano in the Pacific Ocean, located on the Juan
Axial_Seamount
Mountain in New South Wales, Australia
Wollumbin is the central volcanic remnant of an ancient shield volcano, the Tweed Volcano, which would have been about 1,900 m (6,200 ft) above sea
Mount_Warning
Volcanic hotspot in the Indian Ocean
years. Piton de la Fournaise, a shield volcano on the southeastern corner of Réunion, is one of the most active volcanoes in the world. E. V. Verzhbitsky
Réunion_hotspot
Steep hill of pyroclastic fragments around a volcanic vent
shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes, and calderas. For example, geologists have identified nearly 100 cinder cones on the flanks of Mauna Kea, a shield
Cinder_cone
water's surface Shield volcano – Low-profile volcano usually formed almost entirely of fluid lava flows Stratovolcano – Type of conical volcano composed of
Glossary_of_landforms
Large natural elevation of the Earth's surface
it often builds a volcanic mountain, such as a shield volcano or a stratovolcano. Examples of volcanoes include Mount Fuji in Japan and Mount Pinatubo
Mountain
Mountain range in Oahu, Hawaii, US
Hawaiian) is the dormant fragmented remnant of the eastern or windward shield volcano of the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu. It was designated a National Natural
Koʻolau_Range
Massive shield volcano in Hawaii
Hawaiian pronunciation: [ˈhɐlɛˈjɐkəˈlaː]), or the East Maui Volcano, is a massive, active shield volcano that forms more than 75% of the Hawaiian Island of Maui
Haleakalā
Set of volcanoes considered especially dangerous
Colima Santa María Avachinsky Koryaksky Galeras Rainier The Decade Volcanoes are 16 volcanoes identified by the International Association of Volcanology and
Decade_Volcanoes
systems. Shield volcanoes, as the term is used in the Iceland context, tend to erupt only once, so have monogenetic characteristics. However, many shield volcanoes
Volcanism_of_Iceland
Active basaltic shield volcano in Afar Region, Ethiopia
Ertale or Irta'ale; /ˈərtə ˈeɪl/ Amharic: ኤርታሌ) is a continuously active shield volcano in the Afar Region of northeastern Ethiopia, which is itself part of
Erta_Ale
Highest mountain in the Galápagos Islands
and reaches 1,710 m (5,610 ft). It is a shield volcano with a characteristic upturned soup bowl shape. The volcano was named after Theodor Wolf, a German
Volcán_Wolf
Extinct shield volcano and highest peak on the island of Kaua'i
Kawaikini is a shield volcano on the Hawaiian Island of Kauaʻi and in Kauaʻi County and measures 5,243 feet (1,598 m) in elevation. It is the summit of
Kawaikini
Volcano in New South Wales, Australia
Tweed Volcano is a partially eroded Early Miocene shield volcano located in northeastern New South Wales, which formed when this region of Australia passed
Tweed_Volcano
Protected area in Alaska, United States
that characterize young shield volcanoes. The shield volcanoes are surrounded by cinder cones that formed after the main volcano. The ten highest summits
Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Wrangell–St._Elias_National_Park_and_Preserve
Dormant shield volcano of the Galapagos Islands
Ecuador (Spanish for 'Ecuador Volcano'), also known as Cape Berkeley Volcano, is the smallest of the six shield volcanoes on Isabela Island, one of the
Volcán_Ecuador
Geological feature in the North Atlantic Ocean
of Bermuda Bermuda hotspot List of shield volcanoes Vogt, P. R.; Jung, W. Y. (2007). "Origin of the Bermuda volcanoes and Bermuda Rise: History, Observations
Bermuda_Pedestal
Shield volcano in the U.S. state of Oregon
Belknap Crater is a shield volcano in the Cascade Range in the U.S. state of Oregon. Located in Linn County, it is associated with lava fields and numerous
Belknap_Crater
Volcano in Antarctica
381 ft) on Peter I Island, off the coast of Antarctica. The peak is a shield volcano. It is not known whether it is extinct or not, for the upper part is
Lars_Christensen_Peak
Part of an intra-continental ridge system that runs through Kenya
a shield volcano, with widespread geothermal activity. South of Paka are Mount Korosi, Lake Baringo and Lake Bogoria. Menengai is a massive shield volcano
Great_Rift_Valley,_Kenya
Volcanic field in New Zealand
was of Rangitoto, an island shield volcano just east of the city, erupting 0.7 cubic kilometres of lava. The last volcano to erupt was much bigger than
Auckland_volcanic_field
Shield volcano on Fernandina Island
La Cumbre is a shield volcano on Fernandina Island in the Galápagos Islands. La Cumbre is also the youngest volcano in the Galápagos Islands. On 14 February
La_Cumbre_(Galápagos_Islands)
Volcanic event
production of small amounts of lava builds up the large, broad form of a shield volcano. Eruptions are not centralized at the main summit as with other volcanic
Volcanic_eruption
Extinct volcano in Hawaii
West Molokaʻi Volcano, sometimes called Mauna Loa for the census-designated place, is an extinct shield volcano comprising the western half of Molokaʻi
West_Molokaʻi_Volcano
Archipelago in French Polynesia
at least 16 flows of shield-stage basalt and post-shield lavas from 2.15 to 1.36 Ma. Tahiti consists of two basalt shield volcanoes, Tahiti Nui and Tahiti
Society_Islands
shield volcanoes List of stratovolcanoes List of volcanoes by elevation List of volcanoes in Algeria List of volcanoes in Cameroon List of volcanoes in
Lists_of_volcanoes
Township in East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
edge of the Rabaul caldera, a flooded caldera of a large pyroclastic shield volcano. Rabaul was planned and built around the harbour area known as Simpsonhafen
Rabaul
Shield volcano in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Nyamuragira, also known as Nyamulagira, is an active shield volcano in the Virunga Mountains of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, situated about 25
Nyamuragira
Volcano on Jeju Island, South Korea
Hallasan (Korean: 한라산) is a shield volcano comprising much of Jeju Island in South Korea. Its summit, at 1,947 m (6,388 ft), is the highest point in the
Hallasan
Volcano in Antarctica
717–14,058 ft). It is a massive, mainly snow-covered shield volcano, and the highest of the five volcanoes that comprise the Executive Committee Range of Marie
Mount_Sidley
Island in New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand. The 5.5 km (3.4 mi) wide island is a symmetrical shield volcano cone capped by central scoria cones, reaching a height of 260 m (850 ft)
Rangitoto_Island
Type of volcano
central volcanoes often result in the formation of one or more calderas. Central volcanoes can be stratovolcanoes or shield volcanoes. Central volcanoes undergo
Central_volcano
Cinder cone Complex volcano Guyot Lava cone Lava dome Mud volcano Pancake dome Pyroclastic cone Pyroclastic shield Shield volcano Stratovolcano Subglacial
List_of_mountain_types
Group of major volcanic islands in the Red Sea
top of an underlying shield volcano in the Red Sea, which reach a height of 191 metres (627 feet) above sea level. The volcano has continued to erupt
Zubair_Group
Shield volcano in eastern Turkey
romanized: T’ondrak) is a shield volcano on the border of Ağrı and Van provinces in eastern Turkey, near the border with Iran. The volcano, which is mostly known
Mount_Tendürek
Active volcano in the Hawaiian Islands
Hualālai (pronounced [huwəˈlaːlɐi] in Hawaiian) is an active shield volcano on the island of Hawaiʻi in the Hawaiian Islands. It is the westernmost, third-youngest
Hualālai
Shield volcano in the state of Alaska
Mount Sanford is a shield volcano in the Wrangell Volcanic Field, in eastern Alaska near the Copper River. It is the sixth highest mountain in the United
Mount_Sanford_(Alaska)
Crater of a shield volcano in the Hawaii
Kīlauea Crater, is a caldera located at the summit of Kīlauea, an active shield volcano in the Hawaiian Islands. It has an extreme length of 2.93 mi (4.72 km)
Kīlauea_Caldera
Mountain in Ecuador
Cerro Azul (Spanish: Blue Hill) is a shield volcano on the south western part of Isabela Island in the Galápagos Islands. At a height of 1,689 m (5,541 ft)
Cerro_Azul_(Ecuador_volcano)
Active submarine volcano southeast of Hawaii
subaerial active shield volcano on Earth. Kamaʻehuakanaloa is the newest volcano in the Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain, a string of volcanoes that stretches
Kamaʻehuakanaloa_Seamount
Volcano in Kenya and Uganda
Mount Elgon is an extinct shield volcano on the border of Uganda and Kenya, north of Kisumu, east of Mbale and west of Kitale. The mountain's highest point
Mount_Elgon
Antarctic shield volcano
Mount Siple (/ˈsaɪpəl/ SIGH-p'l) is a potentially active Antarctic shield volcano, rising to 3,162 metres (10,374 ft) and dominating the northwest part
Mount_Siple
Shield volcano in Tolima, Colombia
Nevado de Santa Isabel (English: "The Snowy of Saint Isabel") is a shield volcano straddling the boundaries of the Colombian departments of Tolima, Caldas
Nevado_de_Santa_Isabel
Geological processes that underlie the formation of mountains
volcanic mountain are composite cones or stratovolcanoes and shield volcanoes. A shield volcano has a gently sloping cone because of the low viscosity of
Mountain_formation
Complex volcano in the Cascade Range
Mazama formed as a group of overlapping volcanic edifices such as shield volcanoes and small composite cones, becoming active intermittently until its
Mount_Mazama
Volcano in the U.S. state of Hawaii
Kamakou (Hawaiian: [kəməˈkow]) is a shield volcano on the island of Molokai in the U.S. state of Hawaii, with a summit elevation of 4,961 feet (1,512 m)
Kamakou
Volcano in Argentina
Auca Mahuida is a shield volcano in the Payenia Volcanic Province of Neuquén Province, Argentina. K–Ar dating of samples at the volcano indicated it formed
Auca_Mahuida
Tectonic belt of earthquakes and volcanoes
rarer types also occur. Other types of volcano are also found in the Ring of Fire, such as subaerial shield volcanoes (e.g. Plosky Tolbachik), and submarine
Ring_of_Fire
Three volcanic peaks in Oregon, U.S.
zigzagging rock pinnacles between glaciers. It is a shield volcano that overlays a more ancient shield volcano named Little Brother. North Sister is 5 mi (8 km)
Three_Sisters_(Oregon)
Island in the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu
Vanuatu's capital city, Port Vila. It is also Vanuatu's largest active volcano. The various names of Ambae come from the indigenous Oceanic languages
Ambae
indicating they are on a topographic high point, making them shield volcanoes. Most of these volcanoes exhibit relief of less than 1 km. A few have more relief;
List of tallest mountains in the Solar System
List_of_tallest_mountains_in_the_Solar_System
Shield volcano in Veracruz, Mexico
The isolated San Martin Tuxtla volcano is a shield volcano which rises above the Gulf of Mexico. It has had eruptions in historical times. It occurs in
San_Martin_Tuxtla
Mountains in Hawaii, United States
Mountains, West Maui Volcano, or Mauna Kahālāwai (which means "holding house of water") are the remnants of an eroded shield volcano that constitutes the
West_Maui_Mountains
High pyroclastic shield volcano in the Sahara
Emi Koussi (also known as Emi Koussou) is a high pyroclastic shield volcano that lies at the southeast end of the Tibesti Mountains in the central Sahara
Emi_Koussi
Island and Phillip Island are mountain top remnants of an elongated shield volcano. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML
List of volcanoes in Australia
List_of_volcanoes_in_Australia
many times these. These structures include large volcanic edifices, shield volcano fields, and individual calderas. Each of these structures represents
Surface_features_of_Venus
Remains of ancient Hawaiian volcano
referred to as the Waianae Mountains) is the eroded remains of an ancient shield volcano that comprises the western half of the Hawaiian Island of Oʻahu. Its
Waiʻanae_Range
Volcano in Comoro Islands
active shield volcano and the highest point of the Comoros at 2,361 m (7,746 ft) above sea level. It is the southernmost and larger of the two volcanoes forming
Mount_Karthala
Island in the Galapagos
islands, it was formed by the Galápagos hotspot. The island is an active shield volcano that has most recently erupted in March 2024. Fernandina is named in
Fernandina_Island
Volcano in Papua New Guinea
pyroclastic shield volcano in central Bougainville, just north-east of the Bagana Volcano in Papua New Guinea. It is a small pyroclastic shield truncated
Billy_Mitchell_(volcano)
Now-submerged shield volcano of the Hawaiian Islands
Penguin Bank is the name given to a now-submerged shield volcano of the Hawaiian Islands. Its coral-capped remains lie immediately west of the island of
Penguin_Bank
Island in the Pacific Ocean
New Zealand. The steep rocky basalt outcrop is the eroded plug of a shield volcano and caldera that formed 6.4 million years ago. It is 572 metres (1,877 ft)
Ball's_Pyramid
SHIELD VOLCANO
SHIELD VOLCANO
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Danish, Latin
Strong Defender; Shielded Wolf; Admirable; Shield Wolf
Female
English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic SÃle, SHEILA means "blind."
Female
Hindi/Indian
(शीला) Hindi name SHEELA means "conduct."
Boy/Male
English
In the field.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of numerous places called Ashfield, as for example in Nottinghamshire and Suffolk; these are named from Old English æsc ash + feld ‘open country’.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish (County Limerick)
English and Irish (County Limerick) : variant of Shire.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a Talmudic teacher, from Yiddish shier ‘lesson of the Talmud’.Americanized spelling of German Schier.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Mawlana Shibli Numani was a Great Scholar and Writer
Male
English
Short form of English unisex Shelley, SHELL means "clearing near a ledge/slope."
Boy/Male
Australian, British, English
A Field
Boy/Male
Australian, Chinese
Shield
Girl/Female
Welsh
Shield.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Shield
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian, Muslim
Shield
Boy/Male
Muslim
Shield
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Shell, a place in Worcestershire, so named from Old English scylf ‘bank’, ‘shelf’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from German Schelle ‘bell’.Americanized spelling of German Schall or Schill.
Female
Esperanto
Esperanto name CHIELA means "heavenly."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for an armorer, from Middle English scheld ‘shield’ (Old English scild, sceld).English : topographic name for someone who lived near the shallow part of a river, from Middle English scheld ‘shallow place’ (Old English sceldu, scieldu).Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Siadhail ‘descendant of Siadhal’ (see Shields).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Shedd.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Celtic, English, German, Irish, Latin
Blind; Heaven
Boy/Male
Muslim
Shield
SHIELD VOLCANO
SHIELD VOLCANO
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Vishnu's Fifth Incarnation; Trivikrama
Male
English
English surname transferred to unisex forename use, from the Old English term moere gaet, MERRITT means "boundary gate."Â
Male
English
 Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Sgà ire, ZACHERY means "sea-mew," another name for the common seagull. Variant spelling of English Zachary, meaning "whom Jehovah remembered."
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Traditional
Preeminence
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Intelligent
Girl/Female
Latin American Greek Italian French
Angel; Messenger.
Boy/Male
Egyptian
Justice.
Biblical
hearing; obeying
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of the habitational name Bruton, from a place in Somerset, so named with a Celtic river name meaning ‘brisk’ + Old English tūn ‘farmstead’.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Surrounded by Fire
SHIELD VOLCANO
SHIELD VOLCANO
SHIELD VOLCANO
SHIELD VOLCANO
SHIELD VOLCANO
n.
To cover with, or as with, a shield; to cover from danger; to defend; to protect from assault or injury.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Shield
imp. & p. p.
of Shred
n.
A coin, the old French crown, or ecu, having on one side the figure of a shield.
n.
A spot resembling, or having the form of, a shield.
v. t.
To shell.
n.
The escutcheon or field on which are placed the bearings in coats of arms. Cf. Lozenge. See Illust. of Escutcheon.
a.
Furnished with a shield, or a protective plate or shell.
imp. & p. p.
of Shield
n.
One who, by character of practice, shows signs of relationship to, or of the influence of, another; one closely connected with a place, occupation, character, etc.; as, a child of God; a child of the devil; a child of disobedience; a child of toil; a child of the people.
a.
Having a shell or covering like a double shield.
superl.
Able or clever in practical affairs; sharp in business; astute; sharp-witted; sagacious; keen; as, a shrewd observer; a shrewd design; a shrewd reply.
n.
The ventral shield or shell of tortoises and turtles. See Testudinata.
v. t.
To defend, as with a shield; to shield.
v. t.
To let fall; to throw off, as a natural covering of hair, feathers, shell; to cast; as, fowls shed their feathers; serpents shed their skins; trees shed leaves.
v. t.
To strip or break off the shell of; to take out of the shell, pod, etc.; as, to shell nuts or pease; to shell oysters.
a.
Shielded; enshielded.
v. i.
To take the field.
n.
One who, or that which, carries a shield.
adv.
To, in, or on the field.