Definitions for safety

Overview of noun safety

The noun safety has 6 senses? (first 4 from tagged texts)

1. (13) safety

(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. (4) safety, refuge

(a safe place; "He ran to safety")

3. (1) guard, safety, safety device

(a device designed to prevent injury or accidents)

4. (1) base hit, safety

((baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely)

5. condom, rubber, safety, safe, prophylactic

(contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse)

6. safety

(a score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line)