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mantlet
 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun mantlet has 1 sense
  1. mantelet, mantlet - portable bulletproof shelter
    --1 is a kind of shelter

Definitions from the Web

Mantlet

noun

  1. a large shield or portable shelter used for protection against arrows or other projectiles
  2. a wooden or metal shield used for covering and protecting a mobile artillery piece

Sample sentences:

  1. The soldiers carried a heavy mantlet to protect themselves in battle.
  2. The besieging army used mantlets to shield their artillery units from enemy fire.

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