safety (ˈseɪftɪ
)
Definitions
noun
- the quality of being safe
- freedom from danger or risk of injury
- a contrivance or device designed to prevent injury
- American football
- Also called
safetyman either of two players who defend the area furthest back in the field - a play in which the offensive team causes the ball to cross its own goal line and then grounds the ball behind that line, scoring two points for the opposing team Compare touchback
- Also called
Synonyms
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security,
protection,
safeguards,
assurance,
precautions,
immunity,
safety measures,
impregnability,
Quotations
"There is safety in numbers"
Translations
- British English:
safety
Safety is the state of being safe from harm or danger.We need to improve safety on our roads.ˈseɪftɪ NOUN We need to improve safety on our roads.
- Spanish:
seguridad
nf
- French:
sécurité
nf
- German:
Sicherheit
nf
- Chinese: 安全 n
- Arabic: سَلامَة n
- Portuguese: segurança nf
- Russian: безопасность nf
- Croatian: sigurnost nf
- Czech: bezpečí nnt
- Danish: sikkerhed nutr
- Dutch: veiligheid nf
- Finnish: turvallisuus n
- Greek: ασφάλεια nf
- Italian: sicurezza nf
- Japanese: 安全 n
- Korean: 안전 n
- Norwegian: sikkerhet nm
- Polish: bezpieczeństwo nnt
- Brazilian Portuguese: segurança nf
- European Spanish:
seguridad
nf
- Swedish: säkerhet nutr
- Thai: ความปลอดภัย n
- Turkish: güvenlik n
- Vietnamese: sự an toàn n
Usage examples
Attacks occurred in broad daylight, she knew, but she still felt close enough to safety down there.
, AFTERMATH (2001)The next six boats struggled heroically to finish before the race was stopped for safety.
Yachting Boating World (2004)Amid such distortions, a signalling system designed to enhance safety ran aground.
Irish Times (2002)I have absolutely no reservations, though, about the strength of the central structure or the formidable array of in-built safety features.
Glasgow Herald (2001)The antidepressant bupropion has been marketed under the name Zyban as a treatment for nicotine addiction, but its safety is in doubt.
, BEYOND FEAR (2002)