[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

safety \safe"ty\, n. cf. f. sauvet'e.
   1. the condition or state of being safe; freedom from danger
      or hazard; exemption from hurt, injury, or loss.
      1913 webster

            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.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

            would there were any safety in thy sex,
            that i might put a thousand sorrows off,
            and credit thy repentance            --beau.  fl.
      1913 webster

   3. preservation from escape; close custody.
      1913 webster

            imprison him, . . .
            deliver him to safety; and return.    --shak.
      1913 webster

   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
see also:
touchback touchdown safety touchdown safety bicycle safety catch safety lock 
lock 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

safety catch
     n : guard consisting of a locking device that prevents a weapon
         from being fired syn: safety lock
see also:
safety lock 

Catch >> C Words
Catch, definition of term: Catch
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Safety >> S Words
Safety, definition of term: Safety
safety_pag1.html

Safety Razor >> S Words
Safety Razor, definition of term: Safety Razor
safety+razor_pag1.html

Safety Switch >> S Words
Safety Switch, definition of term: Safety Switch
safety+switch_pag1.html

Safety Valve >> S Words
Safety Valve, definition of term: Safety Valve
safety+valve_pag1.html

Safety Pin >> S Words
Safety Pin, definition of term: Safety Pin
safety+pin_pag1.html

Safety Belt >> S Words
Safety Belt, definition of term: Safety Belt
safety+belt_pag1.html

Catch Up >> C Words
Catch Up, definition of term: Catch Up
catch+up_pag1.html

Catch On >> C Words
Catch On, definition of term: Catch On
catch+on_pag1.html

Catch Out >> C Words
Catch Out, definition of term: Catch Out
catch+out_pag1.html

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