safety

Forms

1.The condition or feeling of being safe; security; certainty.
- He managed to reach the border and escape to safety.
- If you push it to the limit, safety is not guaranteed.
- Oh, oh! “Go to safety”! Why didn’t I think of that⁉ Here I am in danger when, really, I could simply be going to safety! I shouldn’t have wasted your time by calling in the first place!
2.Preservation from escape; close custody.
3.An instance of a player being sacked or tackled in the end zone, or stepping out of the end zone and off the field, resulting in two points to the opposite team.
- He sacked the quarterback in the end zone for a safety.
4.A safety lock or safety catch: a mechanism on a weapon or dangerous equipment designed to prevent accidental firing or operation.
- Be sure that the safety is set before proceeding.

1.To secure (a mechanical component, as in aviation) to keep it from becoming detached even under vibration.
2.to secure a firing pin, as in guns, to keep the gun from firing
- Time went back to normal for him; he safetied his own weapon and dropped it, jumping forward.

Common· #1172

Inherited from Middle English savete

From Old French sauveté

From earlier salvetet

From Medieval Latin salvitās, salvitātem

From Latin salvus.