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1. Kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss
   "the most protected spot I could find"
    
2. Guarded from injury or destruction
   - saved

1. Shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
   "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain"
    
2. Use tariffs to favour domestic industry

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

Type of: assist, defend

Antonym: unprotected

Encyclopedia: Protect