Semiprotection

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    partial protection uncountable

    "Behind the lines, the gunners had the semiprotection of makeshift shelters - sheets of corrugated galvanized iron, bolted together and covered with layers of sandbags, sod, and netting."

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"Behind the lines, the gunners had the semiprotection of makeshift shelters - sheets of corrugated galvanized iron, bolted together and covered with layers of sandbags, sod, and netting."

Etymology

From semi- + protection.

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