Definition of protection | What does protection mean?
What is the definition of the word PROTECTION?
Here is a list of definitions for protection.
- the activity of protecting someone or something; "the witnesses demanded police protection"
- a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors"
- 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"
- the condition of being protected; "they were huddled together for protection"; "he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home"
- kindly endorsement and guidance; "the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council"
- 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"
- payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence; "every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection"
What are the synonyms of the word PROTECTION?
What is another word for PROTECTION?. Here is a list of synonyms for PROTECTION
Words beginning with PROTECTION?
We only list the first 50 results for words beginning with PROTECTION.
What words can be made with PROTECTION?
We only list the first 50 results for any words that can be made with PROTECTION.
In which dictionaries does the word protection exist?
English International (SOWPODS) - Yes
English USA (TWL 98) - Yes
English USA (TWL 06) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2012) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2007) - Yes
Words with Friends (WWF) - Yes
Enable1 (ENABLE1) - Yes
Letterpress (LETTERPRESS) - Yes