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US
/ˈseɪfti/
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[ UK /sˈeɪfti/ ]
[ UK /sˈeɪfti/ ]
NOUN
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a safe place
He ran to safety - contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
- a device designed to prevent injury or accidents
- (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely
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the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
insure the safety of the children
the reciprocal of safety is risk - a score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line
How To Use safety In A Sentence
- Shah went forth with her for a distance of three parasangs; after which he bade farewell to her and the Wazir and those with him, and returned to his home in gladness and safety. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
- Poly-L-lactic acid is the same material used in absorbable sutures and offers an excellent safety profile. Archive 2004-11-01
- That's when I noticed the little sticker on the window explaining the purpose of the ‘Child Safety Lock’.
- He warned others about the live electric cables as they climbed to safety.
- The wise man in the storm prays to God, not for safety from danger, but for deliverance from fear. Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Santa should have called in elf 'n' safety! The Sun
- There are at least a dozen other restrictions aimed at preserving blood supply safety.
- The family is the one place that should be a guarantee of safety to its members, especially its most vulnerable members, and this legislation goes part-way towards trying to define that and to defend that right.
- This week Professor Hay will attend an inquest in Leeds into his wife's death at which he hopes to raise concerns about the safety of the drug.
- Before one embarks on this high flying experience, the organisers supply a crash helmet, and a safety waist belt which is securely tied with a long and strong rope to the huge multi-coloured parasail.