| protection | | |
| n. (act) | 1. protection | the activity of protecting someone or something.; "the witnesses demanded police protection" |
| ~ activity | any specific behavior.; "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| ~ air cover | the use of military aircraft to provide protection against attack by enemy aircraft during ground or naval operations. |
| ~ shielding | the act of shielding from harm. |
| ~ preservation, saving | the activity of protecting something from loss or danger. |
| ~ momism, overprotection, overshielding | excessive protection. |
| ~ defence, defense | the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury.; "a good boxer needs a good defense"; "defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem" |
| ~ defense, defence | protection from harm.; "sanitation is the best defense against disease" |
| ~ inoculating, vaccinating | the act of protecting against disease by introducing a vaccine into the body to induce immunity.; "doctors examined the recruits but nurses did the inoculating" |
| ~ patrol | the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes. |
| ~ self-defence, self-defense, self-protection | the act of defending yourself. |
| ~ insulation | the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity. |
| ~ locking, lockup | the act of locking something up to protect it. |
| ~ escort, accompaniment | the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them. |
| ~ covering | the act of protecting something by covering it. |
| ~ immunisation, immunization | the act of making immune (especially by inoculation). |
| ~ guardianship, tutelage, care, charge | attention and management implying responsibility for safety.; "he is in the care of a bodyguard" |
| ~ ruggedisation, ruggedization | the act of making a piece of equipment rugged (strengthening to resist wear or abuse). |
| ~ sealing, waterproofing | the act of treating something to make it repel water. |
| ~ civil defense | activities organized by civilians for their own protection in time of war or disaster. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. protection, protective cover, protective covering | a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury.; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors" |
| ~ armor, armour | protective covering made of metal and used in combat. |
| ~ bell glass, bell jar | a bell-shaped glass cover used to protect and display delicate objects or to cover scientific apparatus or to contain gases. |
| ~ ring-binder, binder | holds loose papers or magazines. |
| ~ book binding, cover, binding, back | the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book.; "the book had a leather binding" |
| ~ screen, blind | a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight.; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet" |
| ~ armguard, bracer | a protective covering for the wrist or arm that is used in archery and fencing and other sports. |
| ~ cap | something serving as a cover or protection. |
| ~ cloche | a low transparent cover put over young plants to protect them from cold. |
| ~ coaster | a covering (plate or mat) that protects the surface of a table (i.e., from the condensation on a cold glass or bottle). |
| ~ cold frame | protective covering consisting of a wooden frame with a glass top in which small plants are protected from the cold. |
| ~ covering | an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it). |
| ~ watch crystal, watch glass, crystal | a protective cover that protects the face of a watch. |
| ~ dust cover | a removable plastic protective covering for a piece of equipment. |
| ~ faceplate | a protective covering for the front of a machine or device (as a door lock or computer component). |
| ~ cladding, facing | a protective covering that protects the outside of a building. |
| ~ fall-board, fallboard | the hinged protective covering that protects the keyboard of a piano when it is not being played. |
| ~ escutcheon, finger plate, scutcheon | a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers. |
| ~ heat shield | a protective covering that protects a spacecraft from overheating on reentry. |
| ~ cowl, cowling, bonnet, hood | protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine.; "there are powerful engines under the hoods of new cars"; "the mechanic removed the cowling in order to repair the plane's engine" |
| ~ housing | a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component. |
| ~ lining, liner | a protective covering that protects an inside surface. |
| ~ mask | a protective covering worn over the face. |
| ~ mulch | a protective covering of rotting vegetable matter spread to reduce evaporation and soil erosion. |
| ~ roof | a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building. |
| ~ roof | protective covering on top of a motor vehicle. |
| ~ screen | a protective covering consisting of netting; can be mounted in a frame.; "they put screens in the windows for protection against insects"; "a metal screen protected the observers" |
| ~ shade | protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight.; "they used umbrellas as shades"; "as the sun moved he readjusted the shade" |
| ~ sheath | a protective covering (as for a knife or sword). |
| ~ overlay, overlayer, sheathing | protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior. |
| ~ shelter | protective covering that provides protection from the weather. |
| ~ shield | a protective covering or structure. |
| ~ dashboard, splashboard, splasher | protective covering consisting of a panel to protect people from the splashing water or mud etc.. |
| ~ splasher | a protective covering over or beside a wheel to protect the upper part of a vehicle from splashes of mud. |
| ~ testudo | a movable protective covering that provided protection from above; used by Roman troops when approaching the walls of a besieged fortification. |
| ~ thumbstall | protective covering for an injured thumb. |
| ~ toecap | a protective leather or steel cover for the toe of a boot or shoe, reinforcing or decorating it. |
| ~ splashboard, washboard | protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side. |
| n. (possession) | 3. protection, security | defense against financial failure; financial independence.; "his pension gave him security in his old age"; "insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness" |
| ~ assets | anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company. |
| ~ easy street | financial security. |
| ~ hedging, hedge | any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change. |
| ~ insurance | promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company. |
| n. (state) | 4. protection, shelter | the condition of being protected.; "they were huddled together for protection"; "he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home" |
| ~ security | the state of being free from danger or injury.; "we support the armed services in the name of national security" |
| ~ indemnity, insurance | protection against future loss. |
| ~ radioprotection | protection against harmful effects of radiation. |
| n. (act) | 5. aegis, auspices, protection | kindly endorsement and guidance.; "the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council" |
| ~ endorsement, indorsement | the act of endorsing.; "a star athlete can make a lot of money from endorsements" |
| n. (act) | 6. protection, trade protection | the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition.; "he made trade protection a plank in the party platform" |
| ~ imposition, infliction | the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo). |
| n. (act) | 7. protection, tribute | payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence.; "every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection" |
| ~ extortion | the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence). |
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