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Protection Prəˈtekʃn Provide Put Police Clothes Adequate Wind

Word protection
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / prəˈtekʃn / NAmE / prəˈtekʃn /
Example
  • wear clothes that provide adequate protection against the wind and rain.
  • he asked to be put under police protection.
  • the conservation and protection of the environment
  • data protection laws
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protection

(noun)BrE / prəˈtekʃn / NAmE / prəˈtekʃn /
  1. the act of protecting somebody/something; the state of being protected
    • Wear clothes that provide adequate protection against the wind and rain.
    • He asked to be put under police protection.
    • the conservation and protection of the environment
    • data protection laws
  2. a thing that protects somebody/something against something
    • They wore the charm as a protection against evil spirits.
  3. insurance against fire, injury, damage, etc.
    • Our policy offers complete protection against fire and theft.
  4. the system of helping an industry in your own country by taxing foreign goods
    • The government is ready to introduce protection for the car industry.
  5. the system of paying criminals so that they will not attack your business or property
    • to pay protection money
    • to run a protection racket

    Extra Examples

    • A helmet affords the cyclist some degree of protection against injury.
    • Animal protection supporters gathered to protest against hunting.
    • Fill the cooling system with antifreeze as a protection against frost.
    • Fire protection equipment must be available on all floors.
    • Governments must provide protection for their workers.
    • Many British wild animals are now under the protection of the Wildlife and Countryside Act.
    • She carries a gun in her bag for personal protection.
    • She was put into a psychiatric hospital for her own protection.
    • The couple were found guilty of violation of child protection laws.
    • The high walls give the garden protection from the wind.
    • The site is under the protection of UNESCO.
    • The skunk releases a pungent smell as a means of protection.
    • The wall gives the plants protection from the wind.
    • Witnesses at the trial were given police protection.
    • a witness-protection program
    • sun protection products
    • He asked to be put under police protection.
    • Remember to bring clothes that provide adequate protection against the wind and rain.
    • She acknowledged that much work needs to be done to improve data protection laws.
    • The conservation and protection of the environment is essential to our survival.

    Word Origin

    • Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin protectio(n-), from protegere ‘cover in front’, from pro- ‘in front’ + tegere ‘to cover’.
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