Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SHELTERED

pp. Covered from injury or annoyance; defended; protected.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

sheltered

shel tered |ˈSHeltərd ˈʃeltərd | ▶adjective (of a place ) protected from bad weather: the plants need a shady, sheltered spot in the garden. • protected from difficulties or unpleasant realities: she led a sheltered life until her mother and father went through a bitter divorce | a sheltered childhood.

 

sheltered housing

sheltered housing |ʃɛltədˈhaʊzɪŋ |(also sheltered accommodation ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. accommodation for elderly or disabled people consisting of private independent units with some shared facilities and a warden.

 

sheltered workshop

shel tered work shop ▶noun a supervised workplace for physically disabled or mentally handicapped adults.

 

Oxford Dictionary

sheltered

shel |tered |ˈʃɛltəd | ▶adjective (of a place ) protected from bad weather: the plants need a shady, sheltered spot in the garden. • protected from difficulties or unpleasant realities: I was a mathematics don at Cambridge living a rather sheltered life | a sheltered childhood.

 

sheltered housing

sheltered housing |ʃɛltədˈhaʊzɪŋ |(also sheltered accommodation ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. accommodation for elderly or disabled people consisting of private independent units with some shared facilities and a warden.

 

sheltered workshop

shel tered work shop ▶noun a supervised workplace for physically disabled or mentally handicapped adults.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

sheltered

sheltered adjective 1 a sheltered stretch of water: protected, screened, shielded, covered; shady; cozy. 2 she led a sheltered life: secluded, cloistered, isolated, protected, withdrawn, sequestered, reclusive; privileged, secure, safe, quiet.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

sheltered

sheltered adjective 1 a sheltered stretch of water lying between the coast and the peninsula: protected, screened, shielded, covered, calm; shady, shaded, cool; cosy, snug, warm. ANTONYMS exposed. 2 their daughter had led a sheltered life: secluded, withdrawn, isolated, protected, immune, cloistered, unworldly, sequestered, retired, reclusive; privileged, secure, safe, quiet, cosy, comfortable.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

sheltered

sh é l tered 形容詞 1 〈場所が 〉 (激しい風雨などから )守られた .2 過保護な [に扱われた ]〈生活 人など 〉.3 ｟英 ｠(高齢者 障害者のための )生活支援のある 〈施設 〉, 指導 [監督 ]者のいる 〈仕事 〉▸ sheltered housing ｟英 ｠障害者用保護住宅 .