1. Kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss
   "the most protected spot I could find"
    
2. Guarded from injury or destruction
   "The protected species thrived in the wildlife sanctuary";
   - saved

1. Shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
   "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain"
    
2. (trade) use tariffs to favour domestic industry
   "The government protected local manufacturers with import duties"

See also: bastioned, battlemented, burglarproof, covert, fortified, invulnerable, moated, preserved, secure, shielded, snug, stormproof, weatherproof, weathertight

Type of: assist, defend

Antonym: unprotected

Encyclopedia: Protected