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safety

sa·fety

UK/ˈseɪfti/ US/ˈseɪfti/ common

noun

1.

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”
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2.

a safe place

  • “He ran to safety”
Synonyms
3.
4.

(baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely

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5.
6.

a score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line

Origin

Inherited from Middle English savete, from Old French sauveté, from earlier salvetet, from Medieval Latin salvitās, salvitātem, from Latin salvus.

Phrases

  • auto safety seat
  • car safety seat
  • certified safety professional
  • child safety seat
  • elf and safety
  • elfin safety
  • fire safety
  • free safety

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