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safety-critical
safety curtain
safety film
safety glass
safety harness
safety island
safety lamp
safety match
safety net
safety pin
safety razor
safety stock
safety valve
safetyman
safflower
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Saffron Walden
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safety net

safe·ty net (plural safe·ty nets)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. net to catch falling person: a net installed below a high place such as a circus tightrope or trapeze from which somebody might fall or jump

2. protection for people in difficulty: something intended to help people in the event of hardship or misfortune, especially something providing financial security, e.g. insurance or welfare payments

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