tower shield
Full-length protective wall
A tower shield is a large, full-body shield tall enough to provide cover from head to foot, historically used by infantry in ancient and medieval warfare.
The name evokes a portable defensive tower.
In tabletop and video games, tower shields offer maximum protection but impose movement penalties: The fighter crouched behind his tower shield as arrows rained down.
- bulwarkDefensive fortification or safeguard
- phalanxMassed infantry formation
- hold the lineMaintain current position
- hopliteAncient Greek heavy infantry
- RomanOf ancient Italy's capital
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