plural safeties
1
: the condition of being safe from undergoing or causing hurt, injury, or loss
2
: a device (as on a weapon or a machine) designed to prevent inadvertent or hazardous operation
3
a(1)
: a situation in football in which a member of the offensive team is tackled behind its own goal line that counts two points for the defensive team compare touchback
(2)
: a member of a defensive backfield in football who occupies the deepest position in order to receive a kick, defend against a forward pass, or stop a ballcarrier
b
: a billiard shot made with no attempt to score or so as to leave the balls in an unfavorable position for the opponent
c
: base hit
safetied; safetying
: to protect against failure, breakage, or accident
safety a rifle
Synonyms
Examples of safety in a Sentence
Noun
The changes were made in the interest of public safety.
He made some suggestions about how to improve airline safety.
I'm worried about the safety of the people who were left behind.
We were reluctant to leave the relative safety of our hotel.
She was only a mile from the safety of her home when the accident occurred.
The car has been redesigned for improved safety.
The toys are inspected for safety.
They were led to safety by the rescuers.
The injured hiker was finally able to reach safety.
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Kevin Beasley, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Decorate safely In addition to maintaining safety while trick-or-treating, parents and guardians should also encourage safety when decorating for Halloween.
—Sarah Darby, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2024
When one teenage girl fainted in the crowd, she was helped to safety by onlookers who then offered her sips of water from their own bottles.
—Variety, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2024
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Noun
These businesses should maximize their system’s functionality, monitor and secure the safety of all data and stay ahead of trends and emerging technologies that can be integrated into their ERP.
—Kevin Beasley, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Decorate safely In addition to maintaining safety while trick-or-treating, parents and guardians should also encourage safety when decorating for Halloween.
—Sarah Darby, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
Verb
Despite daily shelling, Anya finds resistance and purpose in her art, Andrey takes the dangerous journey to get his young family to safety abroad, and Slava becomes a weapons instructor for ordinary people who have become unlikely soldiers.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2024
When one teenage girl fainted in the crowd, she was helped to safety by onlookers who then offered her sips of water from their own bottles.
—Variety, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Safety.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/safety. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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