Hurricane coverings, commonly known as shutters, are used in hurricane mitigation to protect houses and other structures from damage caused by storms.
The machines, wiring, and other physical components of a computer or other electronic system
major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile)
instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal
(computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system
Tools, implements, and other items used in home life and activities such as gardening
Tools, machinery, and other durable equipment
storm shutters
Frances was our first "shutter storm". Believe me, you wanna have all your hardware together in advance. Finding out you don't have all the necessary pieces and parts when a storm is about 24 hours out is not a good thing. Probably the only time Home Depot is no fun at all...
Storm shutters
The French Quarter, having been situated on the highest ground in NO, was the least damaged by the flooding from Katrina -- which was not due to the rains or storm surge, but to levee (engineering) failures for Lake Pontchartrain -- a catastrophe that could easily have been averted.