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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Safety \Safe"ty\, noun [Cf. F. sauvet['e].]
1. The condition or state of being safe; freedom from danger or hazard; exemption from hurt, injury, or loss.
Up led by thee, Into the heaven I have presumed, An earthly guest . . . With like safety guided down, Return me to my native element. --Milton.
2. Freedom from whatever exposes one to danger or from liability to cause danger or harm; safeness; hence, the quality of making safe or secure, or of giving confidence, justifying trust, insuring against harm or loss, etc.
Would there were any safety in thy sex, That I might put a thousand sorrows off, And credit thy repentance! --Beau. & Fl.
3. Preservation from escape; close custody.
Imprison him, . . . Deliver him to safety; and return. --Shak.
4. (Amer. Football) the act or result of a ball-carrier on the offensive team being tackled behind his own goal line, or the downing of a ball behind the offensive team's own goal line when it had been carried or propelled behind that goal line by a player on the offensive tream; such a play causes a score of two points to be awarded to the defensive team; -- it is distinguished from {touchback}, when the ball is downed behind the goal after being propelled there or last touched by a player of the defending team. See {Touchdown}. Same as {Safety touchdown}, below. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
5. Short for {Safety bicycle}. [archaic] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
6. a switch on a firearm that locks the trigger and prevents the firearm from being discharged unintentionally; -- also called {safety catch}, {safety lock}, or {lock}. [archaic] [PJC]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
safety
noun
1: 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" [ant: {danger}]
2: a safe place; "He ran to safety" [syn: {refuge}]
3: a device designed to prevent injury [syn: {guard}, {safety device}]
4: (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely [syn: {base hit}, {bingle}]
5: contraceptive device consisting of a thin rubber or latex sheath worn over the penis during intercourse [syn: {condom}, {rubber}, {safe}, {prophylactic}]
6: a score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
81 Moby Thesaurus words for "safety": aegis, arm guard, assurance, backstop, buffer, bulwark, bumper, contraceptive, copyright, cover, crash helmet, cushion, dashboard, defense, dodger, eye, face mask, fender, finger guard, foot guard, fuse, goggles, governor, guard, guardrail, hand guard, handrail, hard hat, helmet, impregnability, insulation, interlock, inviolability, invulnerability, knee guard, knuckle guard, laminated glass, lee, life preserver, lifeline, lightning conductor, lightning rod, mask, mudguard, nose guard, pad, padding, palladium, patent, pilot, preservation, preventive, prophylactic, protection, protective clothing, protective custody, protective umbrella, refuge, safeguard, safekeeping, safeness, safety glass, safety plug, safety rail, safety shoes, safety switch, safety valve, sanctuary, screen, seat belt, security, shade, shadow, shelter, shield, shin guard, sun helmet, umbrella, watchful eye, windscreen, windshield
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
safety See {safe}, {safety-critical system}.
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
SAFETY-:CLUTCH:, noun A mechanical device acting automatically to prevent the fall of an elevator, or cage, in case of an accident to the hoisting apparatus.
Once I seen a human ruin In an elevator-well, And his members was bestrewin' All the place where he had fell.
And I says, apostrophisin' That uncommon woful wreck: "Your position's so surprisin' That I tremble for your neck!"
Then that ruin, smilin' sadly And impressive, up and spoke: "Well, I wouldn't tremble badly, For it's been a fortnight broke."
Then, for further comprehension Of his attitude, he begs I will focus my attention On his various arms and legs --
How they all are contumacious; Where they each, respective, lie; How one trotter proves ungracious, T'other one an _alibi_.
These particulars is mentioned For to show his dismal state, Which I wasn't first intentioned To specifical relate.
None is worser to be dreaded That I ever have heard tell Than the gent's who there was spreaded In that elevator-well.
Now this tale is allegoric -- It is figurative all, For the well is metaphoric And the feller didn't fall.
I opine it isn't moral For a writer-man to cheat, And despise to wear a laurel As was gotten by deceit.
For 'tis Politics intended By the elevator, mind, It will boost a person splendid If his talent is the kind.
Col. Bryan had the talent (For the busted man is him) And it shot him up right gallant Till his head begun to swim.
Then the rope it broke above him And he painful come to earth Where there's nobody to love him For his detrimented worth.
Though he's livin' none would know him, Or at leastwise not as such. Moral of this woful poem: Frequent oil your safety-clutch. Porfer Poog
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