1. (

• safety

) the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions; "insure the safety of the children"; "the reciprocal of safety is risk" ;

2. (

• safety ,
• refuge

) a safe place; "He ran to safety" ;

3. (

• guard ,
• safety ,
• safety_device

) a device designed to prevent injury or accidents ;

4. (

• base_hit ,
• safety

) (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely ;

5. (

• condom ,
• rubber ,
• safety ,
• safe ,
• prophylactic

) contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse ;

6. (

• safety ,

) a score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line ;