protectionnounfeminine/pɾo.teˈkɐ̃w/highpro·te·çãoPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionThe act of protecting; defense against dangers or harm.Environmental protection is important.He needs protection from the rain.syndefenseshelterCommon collocationsenvironmental protectioncivil protectionEtymologyDo latim 'protectio'Related wordsprotegerprotetor