safety
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- noun
- /ˈseɪfti/
- Jargon
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safety (anotación de dos puntos)
- The Cowboys have lost their starting safety, starting running back, and now their starting middle linebacker.
Examples
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Every score was a safety.
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The Cowboys gave the injured safety a four-year extension last week.
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Is that 2 touchdowns, a field goal, and a safety?
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He's actually a starting strong safety for the football team.
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10th drive: Martin starting at safety, Downs and Logan on the line.
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Meriweather was the only option at one safety position in the Pro Bowl balloting.
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Dashon Goldson is having the best season of any safety in the NFC.
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Crewe down in the end zone for a two-point safety in a classic tackle by number 61.
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After the 23-0 shutout, safety Ronnie Lott remarked 'next time bring an offense' as the Bears exited the playing fields.
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The team scored a safety when the opponent was tackled in their own end zone.
Idioms
Compounds
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A fireproof metal box at a bank for keeping valuable things like documents or jewelry
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3.4
A strong belt or straps that fasten around a person and attach to a safe point to stop falling
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3.2
A piece of equipment that protects people from injury, like an airbag or seatbelt
- Jargon
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3.7
A college or university a student expects to get into because it accepts many applicants
- Specialized
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3.8
Glass with a plastic layer between sheets that stops it breaking into sharp pieces
- Specialized
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3.7
A part on a boiler or similar machine that automatically lets out steam when pressure gets too high
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A United States government agency that sets rules and makes sure workplaces are safe
- Specialized
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A number showing how much stronger a structure is than the weight it must carry
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A United States law that makes workplaces safer by setting safety rules and making sure employers follow them
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A heavy fireproof curtain lowered between the stage and audience to stop a fire from spreading
- Specialized
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4.1
A small device in an electrical circuit that stops the electric current when it becomes too strong
- Neologism
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A small metal object worn on clothing to show support for a person or group
- Slang
A funny phrase for rules that are too careful and stop people from having fun
- Specialized
How many times stronger a structure or part is than the largest force it may meet in normal use
- Specialized
A part that opens by itself to let out pressure and prevent an accident
- Archaic
A bicycle with two equal wheels and pedals that turn the rear wheel by a chain, safer than older types
- Slang
A defensive play where a player from the back rushes the quarterback to try to tackle him
A thin wooden or cardboard stick that lights only when struck on the box's rough strip
- Jargon
A play where a runner on third waits for a successful bunt before running home
- Jargon
A baseball play where a runner on third base waits for a bunt then runs home to avoid being out
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Safety as the two-point score in American football can be remembered this way: it happens when the offense is not 'safe' in its own end zone, so the other team gets two points called a 'safety'. That link to 'not being safe' explains the name and the score.