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| safe·ty [ sáyftee ] (plural safe·ties) |
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1. freedom from danger: protection from, or not being exposed to, the risk of harm or injury
  a safety device
The captain is responsible for the safety of the crew.
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2. lack of danger: inability to cause or result in harm, injury, or damage
People are beginning to question the safety of the medication.
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3. safe place: a place or situation where harm, damage, or loss is unlikely
She led the passengers to safety.
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4. being unharmed or undamaged: the fact of being or remaining unharmed, uninjured, or undamaged
There are fears for their safety.
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5. device preventing unintentional operation: a device designed to prevent a mechanism from being operated unintentionally, e.g. one that keeps a gun from being fired by accident or an elevator from falling
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6. defensive back: in football, a player defending the back of the field
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7. play giving points to defensive team: in football, a play in which a member of the offensive team downs the ball intentionally or unintentionally in his own end zone, resulting in the defensive team being awarded two points
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8. U.S. health
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slang
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Same as condom
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| [14th century. Via French sauveté< medieval Latin salvitas< Latin salvus "safe"] |
