protective cover

“As I felt Mendip’s voice vibrate the receiver, I quickly cradled the phone andmoved behind the protective cover of a large spray of silk flowers in a massive Roman-style urn.”

Simon & Schuster: Walls of Silence

“When the first Spad arrived on the scene, I found myself and my number two man as bottom cover and we were able to get the Spad almost over the spot, yet displaced a couple of miles to the north to take advantage of the protective cover of the hills.”

Thud Ridge