11
shield(noun, protection, defense)
7
armor(noun, protection, shelter, defense)
5
aegis(noun, protection, shelter, defense)
3
clasper
3
mail(noun, protection, shelter, defense)
2
apron
2
bassinet
2
breastplate
2
brigandine
2
buffer(noun, protection, shelter, defense)
2
defense(noun, protection, shelter)
2
escutcheon(noun, protection, shelter, defense)
2
protection(noun, shelter, defense)
2
screen(noun, protection, shelter, defense)
2
shell
1
armored vest(expression, idiom, defense)
1
backplate
1
bulletproof vest(expression, idiom, defense)
1
bulwark(noun, protection, shelter, defense)
1
carapace
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