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Webster 1828 Edition

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Covered from injury or annoyance; defended; protected.

sheltered ‎(comparative more sheltered, superlative most sheltered)

Protected, as from wind or weather.
The boat was much safer, during the storm, in the sheltered cove.
(Of a person) who grew up being overprotected by parents or other guardians; often implies a lack of social skills, worldly experience, etc.

protected from wind etc.

sheltered