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Protection Prəˈtekʃn Provide Put Police Clothes Adequate Wind
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BrE / prəˈtekʃn / NAmE / prəˈtekʃn / |
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- 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 / - 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
- a thing that protects somebody/something against something
- They wore the charm as a protection against evil spirits.
- insurance against fire, injury, damage, etc.
- Our policy offers complete protection against fire and theft.
- 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.
- 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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