sheltered
pronunciation
How to pronounce sheltered in British English:
UK [ˈʃeltəd]
How to pronounce sheltered in American English:
US [ˈʃeltərd]
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- Adjective:
- protected from danger or bad weather
Word Origin
- sheltered (adj.)
- "screened, protected," 1590s, past participle adjective from shelter (v.). Meaning "protected from the usual hardships of life" is from 1888. Related: Shelteredness.
Example
- 1. A new competition law is aimed at firms in previously sheltered sectors .
- 2. Pakistan denies it knew of bin laden 's whereabouts or sheltered him .
- 3. But not if he starts talking to the guys who once sheltered al-qaeda .
- 4. Japan remains america 's closest friend , sheltered by a us security guarantee .
- 5. His old friends , the chinese and north koreans , both sheltered him .