safetynoun [ U ]
uk/ˈseɪf.ti/us/ˈseɪf.ti/B2 a state in which or a place where you are safe and not in danger or at risk:
For your (comfort and) safety, we recommend you keep your seat belt loosely fastened during the flight.
Reporters may enter the danger zone but unfortunately we cannot guarantee/assure their safety.
The crew of the ship were winched to safety by a rescue helicopter.
As the gunman opened fire, they all ran/dived for safety behind the trees.
Police are concerned for the safety of (= think that something bad might have happened to) the five-year-old.
He was led to a place of safety (= somewhere he would not be in danger, especially of being found and harmed).
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- Concern for the safety of the two missing teenagers is growing.
- The report is highly critical of safety standards at the factory.
- The airline is taking steps to ensure safety on its aircraft.
- Her parents fear for her safety.
- These measures were designed to improve car safety.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Safe and secure
- as safe as houses idiom
- bite
- coast
- copper-bottomed
- fail-safe
- firmly
- friendly
- immune
- in safe hands idiom
- innocent
- innocuous
- inoffensive
- inviolate
- ozone-friendly
- safety net
- sb/sth won't bite idiom
- seaworthy
- securely
- sheltered
- the coast is clear idiom
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Idiom(s)
safety first
there's safety in numbers