safety zone
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2.7
- noun
- /ˈseɪfti zoʊn/
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zona de seguridad
- All personnel, proceed to designated safety zones.
Examples
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Please proceed to designated safety zones immediately.
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We're going down our escape route to our safety zone.
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Can you make it to your safety zone?
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Keep back in the safety zone.
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Stay in the safety zone.
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How do you leave your safety zone but do it safely?
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- OK, I'm actually gonna get you to a safety zone.
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We need to widen the perimeter of the safety zone, go.
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Now, there's a safety zone here at Boulder Springs Ranch, fireproof, built of nonflammables.
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When crossing the busy street, always look for the nearest safety zone to protect yourself from traffic.
Synonyms
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2.5
A raised area in the middle of a road where people wait and cars cannot go
A raised area in the road where people wait safely to cross
A raised area in the middle of a road where people can wait safely before crossing
Antonyms
How Safe
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'safety' (protection from danger) + 'zone' (an area set apart) yields an area designated for safety. A B1 learner who knows both words can infer it refers to an area set aside to protect people (here, on a roadway); this pattern is cross-linguistically common and therefore readily understandable.
Etymology
Safety zone: The noun safety zone comes from the idea of a marked area on a street where people can wait or stand away from cars. That's why safety zone means a marked zone for safety on the road, a place where pedestrians are 'protected' from traffic.