Safety Definition - Fr. Dictionary

DEFINITION #1

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.
3. a contrivance or device to prevent injury or avert danger.
4. Also called lock, safety catch, safety lock. a locking or cutoff device that prevents a gun from being fired accidentally.
5. the action of keeping safe.
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. Compare touchback.
   b. an award of two points to the opposing team on this play.
   c. Also called safety man. a player on defense who lines up farthest behind the line of scrimmage.
7. Baseball. a base hit, esp. a one-base hit.
8. Slang. a condom.
9. Obsolete. close confinement or custody.

Source : safety. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Retrieved October 12, 2008, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/safety

DEFINITION #2

1. The condition of being safe; freedom from danger, risk, or injury.
2. A device designed to prevent accidents, as a lock on a firearm preventing accidental firing.
3. Football
   - A play in which a member of the offensive team downs the ball, willingly or unwillingly, behind his own goal line, resulting in two points for the defensive team.
   - One of two defensive backs; a safetyman.

Source : safety. (n.d.). The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Retrieved October 12, 2008, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/safety

DEFINITION #3

1. the condition of being safe from undergoing or causing hurt, injury, or loss
2. a device (as on a weapon or a machine) designed to prevent inadvertent or hazardous operation
3. a (1): a situation in football in which a member of the offensive team is tackled behind its own goal line that counts two points for the defensive team — compare touchback (2): a member of a defensive backfield in football who occupies the deepest position in order to receive a kick, defend against a forward pass, or stop a ballcarrier b: a billiard shot made with no attempt to score or so as to leave the balls in an unfavorable position for the opponent c: base hit

Source : safety. (2008). In Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Retrieved October 12, 2008, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/safety