Phrase guide

shoulder pad

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A type of padding sometimes used in clothing to give the wearer the illusion of less sloping shoulders.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A piece of protective equipment used in American and Canadian football.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

protective garment consisting of a hard rounded pad worn by football players to protect their shoulders

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: protective garment

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: schoudervulling — type of padding
  • Finnish: olkatoppaus — type of padding
  • Hungarian: válltömés — type of padding
  • Italian: spallina — type of padding
  • Spanish: hombrera — type of padding
  • Swedish: axelvadd — type of padding
  • Ottoman Turkish: اوموزلق (omuzluk) — type of padding
  • Finnish: olkasuoja — protective padding
  • Finnish: olkasuojain — protective padding
  • Swedish: axelskydd — protective padding