a contrivance or device designed to prevent injury
4. American football
a. Also called: safetyman
either of two players who defend the area furthest back in the field
b.
a play in which the offensive team causes the ball to cross its own goal line and then grounds the ball behind that line, scoring two points for the opposing team
Compare touchback
Examples of 'safeties' in a sentence
safeties
You can do a good deal with two sheets and dozens of safeties without sticking solely to classic draperies.
Brent-Dyer, Elinor ADRIENNE AND THE CHALET SCHOOL
All related terms of 'safeties'
safety
Safety is the state of being safe from harm or danger.
safetyman
the quality of being safe
free safety
the safety who is without an assignment of covering a particular player on the other team and is, typically, responsible for defending against long pass plays
road safety
the avoidance of danger on the road
active safety
the practice of taking measures to avoid accidents , as opposed to merely reducing their consequences
passive safety
the practice of taking measures to reduce the consequences of accidents , as opposed to attempting to avoid them altogether
strong safety
a safety positioned opposite the strong side who usually covers the tight end
factor of safety
the ratio of the breaking stress of a material or structure to the calculated maximum stress when in use
safety factor
the ratio of the breaking stress of a material or structure to the calculated maximum stress when in use