Meaning of safety

Safety

Common

noun

•

The

or

of being

;

;

.

•

In Mechanics:

A

on a

or

to

.

•

In Football (American):

An

of a

being

or

in the

, or

of the

and off the

,

in

to the

.

•

In Football (American):

Any of the

who are in

furthest from the

line of scrimmage

and whose

is to

against

well

be the

of

.

•

In Baseball:

A

.

•

from

;

.

•

A

.

verb

•

To

(a

,

) to

it from becoming

even under

.

•

to

a

,

, to

the

from

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Opposite

Lineage

safety

English

sauveté

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

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