sheltron

Etymology


From, , from , from (ultimately from ) +  (possibly from , ultimately from , ).

Noun

 * 1)  A compact body of troops forming a battle array or phalanx, especially such a body of Scottish troops armed with pikes during the  in the late 13th and early 14th centuries.

Translations

 * Polish: schiltron
 * Russian: шилтрон
 * Slovak: šiltron
 * Ukrainian: шилтрон