Usually means: Large, gently sloping, effusive eruptions.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (shield volcano)

noun:  (volcanology) A large volcano, with shallow-sloping sides and a flattened dome, formed of successive eruptions of free-flowing lava from fissure vents.

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