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Webster 1913 Edition
Safety
Safe′ty
,Noun.
[Cf. F.
sauveté
.] 1.
The condition or state of being safe; freedom from danger or hazard; exemption from hurt, injury, or loss.
Up led by thee,
Into the heaven I have presumed,
An earthly guest . . . With like
Return me to my native element.
Into the heaven I have presumed,
An earthly guest . . . With like
safety
guided down,Return me to my native element.
Milton.
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.
Would there were any
That I might put a thousand sorrows off,
And credit thy repentance!
safety
in thy sex,That I might put a thousand sorrows off,
And credit thy repentance!
Beau. & Fl.
3.
Preservation from escape; close custody.
Imprison him, . . .
Deliver him to
Deliver him to
safety
; and return. Shakespeare
Safety arch
(Arch.)
, a discharging arch.
See under Discharge
, Verb.
T.
Safety belt
, a belt made of some buoyant material, or which is capable of being inflated, so as to enable a person to float in water; a life preserver.
– Safety buoy
, a buoy to enable a person to float in water; a safety belt.
– Safety cage
(Mach.)
, a cage for an elevator or mine lift, having appliances to prevent it from dropping if the lifting rope should break.
– Safety lamp
. (Mining)
See under
– Lamp
. Safety match
, a match which can be ignited only on a surface specially prepared for the purpose.
– Safety pin
, a pin made in the form of a clasp, with a guard covering its point so that it will not prick the wearer.
– Safety plug
. See
– Fusible plug
, under Fusible
. Safety switch
. See
– Switch
. Safety touchdown
(Football)
, the act or result of a player’s touching to the ground behind his own goal line a ball which received its last impulse from a man on his own side; – distinguished from touchback. See
– Touchdown
. Same as safety
Safety tube
(Chem.)
, a tube to prevent explosion, or to control delivery of gases by an automatic valvular connection with the outer air; especially, a bent funnel tube with bulbs for adding those reagents which produce unpleasant fumes or violent effervescence.
– Safety valve
, a valve which is held shut by a spring or weight and opens automatically to permit the escape of steam, or confined gas, water, etc., from a boiler, or other vessel, when the pressure becomes too great for safety; also, sometimes, a similar valve opening inward to admit air to a vessel in which the pressure is less than that of the atmosphere, to prevent collapse.
Webster 1828 Edition
Safety
SA'FETY
, n.1.
Freedom from danger or hazard; as the safety of an electrical experiment; the safety of a voyage.I was not in safety, nor had I rest. Job 3.
2.
Exemption from hurt, injury or loss. We crossed the Atlantic in safety.