safety
Listen:Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
safety/ˈseɪfti/
▶noun (pl. safeties)
- 1 the condition of being safe.
■ [as modifier] denoting something designed to prevent injury or damage: a safety barrier.
- 2 US informal a condom.
- 3 American Football a defensive back who plays in a deep position.
- 4 American Football a play in which the ball is downed by the offence in their own end zone, scoring two points to the defence.
'safety' also found in these Oxford entries:
affray
- airbag
- blue flag
- brinkmanship
- CE mark
- circuit-breaker
- cut-out
- Davy lamp
- dead man's handle
- deputy
- dragline
- free safety
- fuse
- garrison
- haven
- karabiner
- leeway
- margin
- MOT
- palladium
- protection
- pushpit
- razor blade
- refuge
- registered post
- residual current device
- risk
- safe deposit
- safety belt
- safety cage
- safety catch
- safety curtain
- safety deposit
- safety factor
- safety film
- safety fuse
- safety glass
- safety lamp
- safety match
- safety net
- safety pin
- safety razor
- safety valve
- sanctuary
- security
- shun
- SOLAS
- trip
- triplex
