safety
sayf tee
- n 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 - n a safe place
He ran to safety - n a device designed to prevent injury or accidents
- n (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely
- n contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
- n a score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line
- It said 14 miners fled to safety.
- Says Gene Burton, public safety director at Ball State University: "You need to get everyone on board.
- Opening a government meeting on auto safety, the Obama administration reported that nearly 6,000 people were killed and a half-million injured last year in vehicle crashes .