riot shield

noun

1. a large oblong curved transparent shield used by police controlling crowds

Example Sentences

Palmer, a self-employed tradesman, was said to have “commandeered” a police riot shield and joined the mob, while on licence for drug offences.

From BBC

He is alleged to have tried to take a riot shield from an officer as he pushed against the police line.

From BBC

The court heard that during the course of the disorder he had been abusive to police before kicking a riot shield, forcing it back on to an officer's leg.

From BBC

The man, Christopher Joseph Quaglin, an electrician from North Brunswick, New Jersey, wore a helmet fitted with a camera on Jan. 6, 2021, as he participated in the storming of the Capitol, where surveillance video showed him attacking police officers with a stolen riot shield and spraying them with a chemical irritant, prosecutors said.

From Seattle Times

Artifacts from a week of occupation and protests remained, waiting for collection: boxes of hand warmers, a pair of tennis rackets on the ground, a makeshift black plastic riot shield and warped cardboard signs with familiar messages, like “Divest from Boeing.”

From Seattle Times