Usually means: Protective barrier, often historical context.
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  1. shiel: Merriam-Webster
  2. shiel: Collins English Dictionary
  3. Shiel, shiel: Wordnik
  4. shiel: Wiktionary
  5. shiel: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. shiel: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  7. Shiel: Rhymezone
  8. Shiel: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  9. shiel: FreeDictionary.org
  10. Shiel: TheFreeDictionary.com
  11. Shiel, shiel: Dictionary.com
  12. Shiel: Online Plain Text English Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (Shiel)

noun:  A shepherd's hut or shieling.
noun:  A cottage.
verb:  (intransitive, agriculture) To use a place as a shieling.
noun:  A surname.
noun:  A short river in Highland council area, Scotland, which flows from Loch Shiel to Loch Moidart.
noun:  A river in Glen Shiel, further north in Highland council area.

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