the activity of protecting someone or something | tough more-or-less rigid protective covering of an animal or plant |
payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence | protective covering made of metal and used in combat |
kindly endorsement and guidance | a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles |
the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition | |
a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury | |
defense against financial failure; financial independence | |
the condition of being protected | |