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protections

protections is the plural of protection.

Meaning of protection

Noun

protection (countable and uncountable, plural protections)

  1. The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
    • Raincoats give protection from rain.
  2. The state of being safe.
  3. A means of keeping or remaining safe.
  4. A means, such as a condom, of preventing pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease.
  5. Coverage.
  6. Immunity from harm, obtained by illegal payments, as bribery or extortion.

See all 10 meanings of protection

Phrases with protections

Questions about protections

What is protections the plural of?
Protections is the plural of protection.

Words near protections in the dictionary

  1. protectionisms
  2. protectionist
  3. protectionistic
  4. protectionists
  5. protectionless
  6. protections
  7. protective
  8. protective briefs
  9. protective custody
  10. protective letter
  11. protective letters

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Adapted from Wiktionary: protections (page history and authors); protection (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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