safety — ONAD

safety /ˈsāftē, ˈseɪfti

▸ noun

(plural safeties)

1 the condition of being protected from or unlikely to cause danger, risk, or injury:

they should leave for their own safety

the survivors were airlifted to safety.

▪ [as modifier] denoting something designed to prevent injury or damage:

a safety barrier

a safety helmet.

▪ North American short for safety lock.

2 American Football a defensive back who normally is positioned well behind the line of scrimmage.

▪ a play in which the offense downs the ball (by action of the defense, or intentionally) in their own end zone, scoring two points for the defense.

3 US informal a condom.

– PHRASES
safety first
used to advise caution.there's safety in numbers proverb
being in a group of people makes you feel more confident or secure about taking action.

– ORIGIN Middle English : from Old French sauvete, from medieval Latin salvitas, from Latin salvus ‘safe’.