safety

Noun

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

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

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

• a device designed to prevent injury or accidents

• a safe place
  • He ran to 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  condom , rubber , safe , prophylactic , base hit , guard , safety device , refuge