protected Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
    protect.
    • Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain
  2. verb use tariffs to favor domestic industry
    protect.
  3. adjective kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss
    • the most protected spot I could find
  4. adjective satellite guarded from injury or destruction
    saved.

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