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say it: pruh-TEK-shuhn
protection is a noun meaning "the activity of protecting someone or something". It carries 7 recorded senses.
the activity of protecting someone or something
“the witnesses demanded police protection”
a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury
“they had no protection from the fallout”
“wax provided protection for the floors”
defense against financial failure; financial independence
“his pension gave him security in his old age”
“insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness”
the condition of being protected
“they were huddled together for protection”
“he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home”
kindly endorsement and guidance
“the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council”
the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition
“he made trade protection a plank in the party platform”
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for protection come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.