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noun, plural safeties.

1. the state of being safe; freedom from the occurrence or risk of injury,
danger, or loss.

2. the quality of averting or not causing injury, danger, or loss.

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3. a contrivance or device to prevent injury or avert danger. -55%

4. Also called lock (http://www.dictionary.com/browse/lock),

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catch), safety lock (http://www.dictionary.com/browse
/safety-lock). a locking or cutoff device that prevents a gun from
being fired accidentally.

5. the action of keeping safe.

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6. Football.
a. an act or play in which a player on the offensive team is tackled in
his own end zone or downs the ball there, or in which the ball goes
out of bounds on a fumble, having last been in bounds in or over the
end zone and having last been in the possession of an offensive
player.
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b. an award of two points to the opposing team on this play.
c. Also called safety man (http://www.dictionary.com/browse
/safety-man). a player on defense who lines up farthest behind the Difficulty index for safe-ty
line of scrimmage.

7. Baseball. a base hit, especially a one-base hit.

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1250-1300; Middle English sauvete < Middle French. See safe

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British Dictionary definitions for safe-ty

safety
/seft/

noun (pl) -ties

1. the quality of being safe

2. freedom from danger or risk of injury

3. a contrivance or device designed to prevent injury

4. (American football)
a. Also called safetyman. either of two players who defend the area
furthest back in the field
b. a play in which the offensive team causes the ball to cross its own
goal line and then grounds the ball behind that line, scoring two
points for the opposing team Compare touchback (/browse
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Word Origin and History for safe-ty

n.
early 14c., from Old French sauvete "safety, safeguard; salvation; security,
surety," earlier salvetet (11c., Modern French sauvet), from Medieval Latin
salvitatem (nominative salvitas) "safety," from Latin salvus (see safe
(/browse/safe) (adj.)). Meaning "trigger-lock on a gun" is attested from
1881.

As a North American football position, first recorded 1931. As a type of

score against one's own team, 1881. Safety-valve, which diminishes the risk
of explosion, is from 1797; figurative sense recorded from 1818. Safety-net
in literal sense (in machinery) by 1916, later of aerial circus performances
(1920s); figurative use by 1950. Safety-first as an accident-prevention
slogan first recorded 1873.

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n,n phr

A condom; french letter (/browse/french-letter), rubber (/browse/rubber)

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