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safety
has definitions from the fields of baseball,sport,american football,sexuality
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[ noun ] the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
Examples "insure the safety of the children" "the reciprocal of safety is risk" Used in print (Mr. America, 4:6...)You should have a_couple_of training partners to stand_by when you make your first experiments , just for safety . (Organic Gardening and Farming,...)Good taste and versatility , plus safety from spray poisons would be enough to recommend the frequent use of such a fruit , even if its nutritional values were limited . (Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)Even if gymnastics are not the ultimate goal , the good tumbler will be a better dancer , a better athlete , and a human_being with a greater margin of safety in any activity . Related terms danger condition security invulnerability biosafety salvation risklessness |
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[ noun ] a device designed to prevent injury
Synonyms Used in print (Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)Warren eased his rifle 's safety off and gently , slowly sneaked another clip of ammunition from one of the cloth bandoleers that marked the upper part of his body with an X . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely
Used in print (The Sun, [Baltimore],...)Keegan , a 6 - foot - 3 - inch 158 - pounder , gave_up the Orioles ' last two safeties over the final three frames , escaping a load of trouble in the ninth when the Birds threatened but failed to tally . |
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[ noun ] (sexuality) contraceptive device consisting of a thin rubber or latex sheath worn over the penis during intercourse
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[ noun ] (sport,american football) a score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line
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