Protected from the elements, as an Element

• Stored inside, as a car
• Not parked outdoors
• Like many a parked vehicle
• As some cars kept going, actual leaders blew up
• Like privately owned classic cars
• Parked undercover
• Off the street

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: garage )

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Garage \Ga`rage"\ (g[.a]`r[aum]zh" or g[.a]`r[aum]j" or (Brit.) g[.a]r"[asl]j), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Garaged (g[.a]`r[aum]zhd", g[.a]`r[aum]jd" or g[.a]r"[asl]jd); p. pr. & vb. n. Garaging (g[.a]"r[aum]zh"[i^]ng, g[.a]"r[aum]j"[i^]ng or g[.a]r"[asl]*j[i^]ng).] ...