Definition of "protective cover" [protective cover]

• A covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "As I felt Mendip’s voice vibrate the receiver, I quickly cradled the phone andmoved behind the protective cover of a large spray of silk flowers in a massive Roman-style urn."
• "When the first Spad arrived on the scene, I found myself and my number two man as bottom cover and we were able to get the Spad almost over the spot, yet displaced a couple of miles to the north to take advantage of the protective cover of the hills."