safety : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: safety	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for safety
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
safety 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" Antonym(s): danger a safe place; "He ran to safety" Synonym(s): safety, refuge a device designed to prevent injury or accidents Synonym(s): guard, safety, safety device (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely Synonym(s): base hit, safety contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse Synonym(s): condom, rubber, safety, safe, prophylactic a score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Safety \Safe"ty\, n. [Cf. F. sauvet[82].] 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. (Football) Same as Safety touchdown, below. {Safety arch} (Arch.), a discharging arch. See under {Discharge}, v. t. {Safety belt}, a belt made of some buoyant material, or which is capable of being inflated, so as to enable a person to float in water; a life preserver. {Safety buoy}, a buoy to enable a person to float in water; a safety belt. {Safety cage} (Mach.), a cage for an elevator or mine lift, having appliances to prevent it from dropping if the lifting rope should break. {Safety lamp}. (Mining) See under {Lamp}. {Safety match}, a match which can be ignited only on a surface specially prepared for the purpose. {Safety pin}, a pin made in the form of a clasp, with a guard covering its point so that it will not prick the wearer. {Safety plug}. See {Fusible plug}, under {Fusible}. {Safety switch}. See {Switch}. {Safety touchdown} (Football), the act or result of a player's touching to the ground behind his own goal line a ball which received its last impulse from a man on his own side; -- distinguished from touchback. See {Touchdown}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Safety \Safe"ty\, n. (a) (Amer. Football) A safety touchdown. (b) Short for {Safety bicycle}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
safety See {safe}, {safety-critical system}.