protective covering

protective covering
noun
1. a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury
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they had no protection from the fallout

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wax provided protection for the floors

Derivationally related forms: ↑protect (for: ↑protection)
Hypernyms: ↑covering
Hyponyms:
armor, ↑armour, ↑bell jar, ↑bell glass, ↑binder, ↑ring-binder, ↑binding, ↑book binding, ↑cover, ↑back, ↑blind, ↑screen, ↑bracer, ↑armguard, ↑cap, ↑cloche, ↑coaster, ↑cold frame, ↑crystal, ↑watch crystal, ↑watch glass, ↑dust cover, ↑faceplate, ↑facing, ↑cladding, ↑fallboard, ↑fall-board, ↑finger plate, ↑escutcheon, ↑scutcheon, ↑heat shield, ↑hood, ↑bonnet, ↑cowl, ↑cowling, ↑housing, ↑lining, ↑liner, ↑mask, ↑mulch, ↑roof, ↑shade, ↑sheath, ↑sheathing, ↑overlay, ↑overlayer, ↑shelter, ↑shield, ↑splashboard, ↑splasher, ↑dashboard, ↑testudo, ↑thumbstall, ↑toecap, ↑washboard
2. the tough natural covering of some organisms
Hypernyms: ↑body covering
Hyponyms: ↑armor, ↑armour, ↑scute, ↑sclerite, ↑clypeus

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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