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sheltered /ˈʃɛltəd /adjective1(Of a place) protected from bad weather: the plants need a shady, sheltered spot in the garden...- Le Goulet (The Narrows) is the entrance to the sheltered harbour of Brest.
- The park's principle feature is the sheltered Soper River valley.
- For example, Old Squaw move to sheltered lagoons along the Beaufort Sea coast.
1.1Protected from difficulties or unpleasant realities: I was a mathematics don at Cambridge living a rather sheltered life a sheltered childhood...- It's not that the administration has sinister intentions, but they might be mistaking poor populations in needy countries for sheltered children of privilege in Connecticut country clubs.
- Moreover, Isaacs continues, actual physical fighting is a rare occurrence in her students' sheltered, supervised lives.
- The best metaphor for my sheltered existence is that of a womb with internet access.
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