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" 
2. A safe place
   "He ran to safety"
   - refuge 
3. A device designed to prevent injury or accidents
   - guard, safety device 
4. (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely
   - base hit 
5. Contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
   - condom, rubber [N. Amer], safe, prophylactic, French letter [Brit], johnny [Brit] 
6. A score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line

Derived forms: safeties

Type of: area, birth control device, condition, contraceptive, contraceptive device, country, device, hit, preventative, preventive, prophylactic device, score, status

Antonym: danger

Encyclopedia: Safety

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