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semiprotection

semiprotection noun: partial protection.

Noun

semiprotection (uncountable)

  1. partial protection
    • Behind the lines, the gunners had the semiprotection of makeshift shelters - sheets of corrugated galvanized iron, bolted together and covered with layers of sandbags, sod, and netting.2003, Shelley McKellar, Surgical limits: the life of Gordon Murray, page 17
    • Rain drizzled steadily as we entered the semiprotection of a grove of trees. At least the wind wasn't hitting us so hard. Mom's umbrella proved to be close to useless, because it kept collapsing.2003, Sharon Dunn, Romance Rustlers and Thunderbird Thieves, page 173

Origin of semiprotection

From semi- + protection.

Questions about semiprotection

What does semiprotection mean?
Semiprotection means partial protection.
What part of speech is semiprotection?
Semiprotection is a noun.

Words near semiprotection in the dictionary

  1. semiproof
  2. semiproofs
  3. semipros
  4. semiprosperous
  5. semiprotected
  6. semiprotection
  7. semiprotective
  8. semiproven
  9. semiprozine
  10. semiprozines
  11. semipsychotic

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