"protected" in the verb sense
1. protect
shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
"Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain"
2. protect
use tariffs to favor domestic industry
"protected" in the adjective sense
1. protected
kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss
"the most protected spot I could find"
2. protected, saved
guarded from injury or destruction
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