Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A body of troops in battle array; a squadron; a battalion.
- noun Shelter; refuge; defense. See
shelter .
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- noun military A compact body of
troops forming a battle array, shield wall or phalanx
Etymologies
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From Middle English sheltron, sheltrume, from Old English scildtruma ("a phalanx, company (of troops), a tortoise, a covering, shed, shelter", literally "shield-troop"), from scield (“shield”) + truma (“band or troop of men”). More at shield.
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