safe|ty

safe|ty
safe|ty «SAYF tee», noun, plural -ties, adjective.
–n.
1. the quality or condition of being safe; freedom from harm or danger: »

A bank assures safety for your money. You can cross the road in safety when the policeman holds up his hand to stop the cars.

 SYNONYM(S): security.
2. freedom from risk or possible damage or hurt; safeness: »

I am very well satisfied of the safety of the experiment (Lady Mary Wortley Montagu).

3. a device to prevent injury or accident.
4. a device that controls part of the firing mechanism and prevents a gun from being fired: »

The hunters clicked off their safeties (Harper's).

5. Football. a) a play in which an offensive player downs the ball, or is downed, behind his own goal line when the impetus of the ball across the goal has come from his own team. A safety counts two points for the other team. b) the two points so scored. c) = safety man. (Cf. ↑safety man)
6. Baseball. a base hit; hit.
–adj.
giving safety; bringing no harm or danger; making harm unlikely: »

One large market visualized for the process is steel-toed safety shoes for industry (Wall Street Journal).

 SYNONYM(S): protective.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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