Search Result:safety
KK Pronunciation
〔 ˋseftI 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˊseifti 〕
Overview of noun safety
The noun safety has 6 senses
- safety -- (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")
- safety, refuge -- (a safe place; "He ran to safety")
- guard, safety, safety device -- (a device designed to prevent injury or accidents)
- base hit, safety -- ((baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely)
- condom, rubber, safety, safe, prophylactic -- (contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse)
- safety -- (a score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line)