Sheltered - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈʃeltərd|  American pronunciation of the word sheltered
Brit.  |ˈʃeltəd|  British pronunciation of the word sheltered
- this word is a past tense form of the verbto shelter
- this word is a past participle form of the verbto shelter

adjective

- protected from danger or bad weather
a sheltered harbor

Extra examples

A cave sheltered the climbers during the storm.

They sheltered in a cave while they waited for the storm to pass.

Perhaps I've just led a really sheltered life.

They were sheltered by the aegis of the laws.

This house sheltered him for twenty years.

He always sheltered himself behind his father's authority.

The hut sheltered her from the cold wind.

There are several sheltered inlets along the coast.

She's led a very sheltered life (=a life in which you have been protected from unpleasant things).

We sailed round the point into a small, sheltered bay.

Paula was the product of a sheltered middle-class home.

I had led a sheltered life and had never met prejudice before.

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