The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
Raincoats give protection from rain.
The state of being safe.
A means of keeping or remaining safe.
From Middle English, from Old French, from stem of Late Latin prōtectiō (“a covering over”), from Latin prōtēctus, perfect passive participle of prōtegere (“to protect, cover in front”). Displaced nat...
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