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safety

[ seyf-tee ]

noun

plural safeties.
  1. the state of being safe; freedom from the occurrence or risk of injury, danger, or loss.
  2. the quality of averting or not causing injury, danger, or loss.
  3. a contrivance or device to prevent injury or avert danger.
  4. Also called lock, safety catch, safety lock. a locking or cutoff device that prevents a gun from being fired accidentally.
  5. the action of keeping safe.
  6. Football.
    1. an act or play in which a player on the offensive team is tackled in his own end zone or downs the ball there, or in which the ball goes out of bounds on a fumble, having last been in bounds in or over the end zone and having last been in the possession of an offensive player. Compare touchback.
    2. an award of two points to the opposing team on this play.
    3. Also called safety man. a player on defense who lines up farthest behind the line of scrimmage.
  7. Baseball. a base hit, especially a one-base hit.
  8. Slang. a condom.
  9. Obsolete. close confinement or custody.


safety

/ ˈseɪftɪ /

noun

  1. the quality of being safe
  2. freedom from danger or risk of injury
  3. a contrivance or device designed to prevent injury
  4. American football
    1. Also calledsafetyman either of two players who defend the area furthest back in the field
    2. a play in which the offensive team causes the ball to cross its own goal line and then grounds the ball behind that line, scoring two points for the opposing team Compare touchback
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • self-safety noun
  • super·safety noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of safety1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English sauvete, from Middle French; equivalent to safe + -ty 2
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Example Sentences

Emergency doctors in the UK have issued a safety warning over water beads, which could be given to children as gifts over Christmas.

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"They deserve safety, dignity, and justice. They deserve to live."

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But they did not wish to be named for safety reasons.

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Going from 145 pounds to 160 pounds after hard work in the weight room last spring and summer paid off in a huge way for junior safety Madden Riordan of Sierra Canyon High.

Gen. Rob Bonta, who began preparing potential lawsuits months before the election, said he expects to battle the incoming administration over immigration, climate, reproductive rights, gun safety, democracy-related issues and civil rights.

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