sheltered

[shel-terd]

adjective

1. protected or shielded from storms, missiles, etc., by a wall, roof, barrier, or the like.

2. protected from the troubles, annoyances, sordidness, etc., encountered in competitive situations.

   a sheltered life.

3. (of a business or industry) enjoying noncompetitive conditions, as because of a protective tariff.

4. of or relating to employment or housing, especially for persons with disabilities, in a noncompetitive, supervised environment.

sheltered

/ ˈʃɛltəd /

adjective

1. protected from wind or weather

   a sheltered garden

2. protected from outside influences

   a sheltered upbringing

3. (of buildings) specially designed to provide a safe environment for the elderly, handicapped, or disabled See also sheltered housing

   sheltered workshops for the blind

Other Word Forms

• self-sheltered adjective
• unsheltered adjective
• well-sheltered adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of sheltered¹

First recorded in 1585–95; shelter + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Your poinsettias will do fine in the house or on a sheltered porch, as long as they don’t experience big temperature swings like sitting next to a heater.

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Back in January, it reportedly sheltered in the English Channel after suffering a mechanical failure during a storm.

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They were somewhat sheltered by the forest’s canopy of leaves, but the day grew warmer by the quarter hour.

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In the most recent attack, employees managed to contain the fire to localise the damage, and the staff, who had sheltered in a workshop, were unscathed.

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"It's going to make a huge difference," Emma Hardy, the Minister for Water and Flooding, said of the ban as we sheltered from the rain at Minworth.

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Related Words

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• shady