Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun heat_shield

1 sense of heat shield

Sense 1
heat shield -- (a protective covering that protects a spacecraft from overheating on reentry)
       => protective covering, protective cover, protection -- (a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors")