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1. (n.) safety
the state of being safe from the risk of experiencing or causing injury, danger, or loss.
2. safety
a device to prevent injury or avert danger.
3. safety
Slang.
4. safety
a football play in which a player on the offensive team is tackled or downs the ball in his own end zone.
5. safety
an award of two points to the opposing team on this play.
6. safety
a player on defense who lines up farthest behind the line of scrimmage.
7. safety
a base hit in baseball.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME sauvete < MF. See safe, -ty2)
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| Definition of 'safety' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) safety
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
"insure the safety of the children"; "the reciprocal of safety is risk"
2. (noun) safety, refuge
a safe place
"He ran to safety"
3. (noun) guard, safety, safety device
a device designed to prevent injury or accidents
4. (noun) base hit, safety
(baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely
5. (noun) condom, rubber, safety, safe, prophylactic
contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
6. (noun) safety
a score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line
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1. (noun) safety
when sb or sth is safe
a safety precaution; He carried his wounded colleague to safety.; They ran to the safety of their home.
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| Definition of 'safety' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) safety
the condition or state of being safe; freedom from danger or hazard; exemption from hurt, injury, or loss
2. (noun) safety
freedom from whatever exposes one to danger or from liability to cause danger or harm; safeness; hence, the quality of making safe or secure, or of giving confidence, justifying trust, insuring against harm or loss, etc
3. (noun) safety
preservation from escape; close custody
4. (noun) safety
same as Safety touchdown, below
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| Definition of 'safety' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. safety
Freedom from exposure to danger and protection from the occurrence or risk of injury or loss. It suggests optimal precautions in the workplace, on the street, in the home, etc., and includes personal safety as well as the safety of property.
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Sense: the state of being safe
I worry about the children's safety on these busy roads; a place of safety; (; safety helmet.
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 Afrikaans: veiligheid |
 Arabic: أمْن، أمان، سَلامَه |
 Bulgarian: безопасност |
 Brazilian: segurança |
 Czech: bezpečnost(ní) |
 German: die Sicherheit, Sicherhei |
 Danish: sikkerhed; sikkerheds- |
 Greek: ασφάλεια |
 Spanish: seguridad |
 Estonian: turvalisus |
 Farsi: بدون خطر |
 Finnish: turvallisuus |
 French: (de) sécurité |
 Hebrew: בְּטִיחוּת |
 Hindi: सुरक्षा, क्षेम, बचाव |
 Croatian: sigurnost, zaštita |
 Hungarian: biztonság |
 Indonesian: keselamatan |
 Icelandic: öryggi |
 Italian: sicurezza; di sicurezza |
 Japanese: 安全性 |
 Korean: 안전 |
 Lithuanian: saugumas, sauga |
 Latvian: drošība; drošības-; aizsa |
 Malay: keselamatan |
 Dutch: veiligheid |
 Norwegian: sikkerhet, trygghet |
 Polish: bezpieczeństwo |
 Persian: بدون خطر |
 Pashto: ساتنه، خوندى توب، حفاظت، |
 Portuguese: segurança |
 Romanian: (de) siguranţă |
 Russian: безопасность |
 Slovak: bezpečnosť; bezpečnostný |
 Slovenian: varnost |
 Serbian: bezbednost |
 Swedish: säkerhet; skydds |
 Thai: ความปลอดภัย |
 Turkish: güvenlik, emniyet |
 Taiwanese: 安全 |
 Ukrainian: безпечність; безпека |
 Urdu: حفاظت |
 Vietnamese: sự an toàn |
 Chinese: 安全 |
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