单词 | safety net |
释义 | safety netSEE SYNONYMS FOR safety net ON THESAURUS.COM nouna large net rigged between a person, as a trapeze performer, and the ground as protection in a fall. something that provides a margin of protection or security: the safety net of federal credit for financial institutions. Origin of safety netFirst recorded in 1945–50 OTHER WORDS FROM safety netsafety-net, adjectiveWords nearby safety netsafety lens, safety lintel, safety lock, safety man, safety match, safety net, safety pin, safety razor, safety squeeze, safety touch, safety valve Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for safety net
British Dictionary definitions for safety netsafety net nouna net used in a circus to catch high-wire and trapeze artistes if they fall any means of protection from hardship or loss, such as insurance Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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