Two of their rockets had already burnt out and separated, leaving only the last sections with their deployment modules and protective shrouds.

Ahern drew his cup into the protective shroud of his big arms as he leaned in.

They rose up into the protective shroud of fog.

A protective shroud or fairing covers the satellite and upper stage and protects it from aerodynamic forces (high speed air flow) during launch.

All around the prison wall, the energy field flared and flickered, as if the protective shroud were under its own assault.

Friendship-7's protective shroud cracked open.

Stafford's dune buggy sat parked against the crude wall of boulders under its protective shroud.

We haven't got the protective shrouds up yet.

Palatazin laid the box on the floor and unwrapped his protective shroud.

Those caught in the valley without the fog's protective shroud fared no better.