Sheltered vs Protected - What's the difference?

As adjectives the difference between sheltered and protected

is that sheltered is protected, as from wind or weather while protected is defended.

is that sheltered is past tense of shelter while protected is past tense of protect.

(en adjective)

Protected, as from wind or weather.

:The boat was much safer, during the storm, in the sheltered cove.

(Of a person) who grew up being overprotected by parents or other guardians; often implies a lack of social skills, worldly experience, etc.

(head)

(shelter)

(en adjective)

defended.

Having the protected access modifier, indicating that a program element is accessible to subclasses but not to the program in general.

* unprotected

* protected sex

(head)

(protect)