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safety


safe·ty  (sft)
n. pl. safe·ties
1. The condition of being safe; freedom from danger, risk, or injury.
2. A device designed to prevent accidents, as a lock on a firearm preventing accidental firing.
3. Football
a. A play in which a member of the offensive team downs the ball, willingly or unwillingly, behind his own goal line, resulting in two points for the defensive team.
b. One of two defensive backs; a safetyman.


safety  /sefti/  n. [U] 1 the condition of being free or protected from harm: When the floods arrived, the farmers moved to high ground and safety. 2 safety in numbers: better protection because of being with others: Fish seek safety in numbers by swimming in large groups.

Thesaurus: safety 1 security, protection | shelter, refuge. safety

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