blast shield

Protective blast panel

A blast shield is a protective barrier designed to absorb or deflect the force of an explosion, shrapnel, or intense heat.

Found in military vehicles, bomb disposal equipment, and industrial settings where explosions are possible.

In science fiction, blast shields often protect spacecraft windows or gunner positions: Luke, lower your blast shield.

Related

welding · arc welding · armor · deflector · safety · helmet · debris · impact · reinforced · cockpit · transparent · safety glass · industrial · sparks · flash burn · furnace · heat · heat resistant

Categories
Opposites
PROTECTION vs. EXPOSURE

blast shieldblast zone

Explosion's destructive radius

kill zone · unshielded · open ground · unprotected · danger zone

defensive vs. offensive equipment

blast shieldexplosive

Prone to sudden detonation

bomb · explosive device · grenade · detonator · warhead

Family

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Top 200,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG