| Meaning | Kept safe or defended from danger / danger or injury or loss. |
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| Example | "the most protected spot I could find" |
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| Narrower | bastioned, fortified | Secured with bastions or fortifications |
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| battlemented | protected with battlements or parapets with indentations or embrasures for shooting through |
| burglarproof | Secure against burglary |
| covert | (of a wife) being under the protection of her husband |
| moated | protected by a deep wide ditch usually filled with water |
| shielded | (used especially of machinery) protected by a shield to prevent injury |
| snug | offering safety |
| stormproof | protected against or able to withstand storms |
| weatherproof | able to withstand exposure to weather without damage |
| See also | invulnerable | immune to attack / attack |
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| secure | Free from danger or risk |
| Opposite | unprotected | lacking protection or defense |
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| Spanish | protegido, seguro |
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