safety
- nounADJECTIVE▪ added, extra, greater, increased▪
The seat is bolted in place for added safety.
▪ comparative, reasonable, relative▪A blizzard forced the climbers back to the relative safety of their tents.
▪ complete, perfect▪Walkways allow visitors to enter the caves in perfect safety.
▪ long-term, temporary▪ child, passenger, patient, worker▪The house will have to be rearranged with a view to child safety.
▪ personal, physical, public▪ fire, food, nuclear, etc.▪ air, aviation, road, traffic, etc.▪ environmental, home, industrial, occupational, workplace▪an organization for psychologists and other researchers in occupational safety and health
▪ firearm, gunVERB + SAFETY▪ assure, ensure, guarantee▪ enhance, improve, increase▪ compromise, endanger, jeopardize, risk, threaten▪ fear for▪Police fear for the safety of the missing children.
▪We fear for their safety.
▪ find, get to, make it to, reach▪They thought they would never reach safety.
▪ leave▪What made her leave the safety of her apartment?
SAFETY + NOUN▪ tips▪ controls, improvements, limits, measures, precautions, procedures, provisions▪ codes (esp. AmE), guidelines, laws, legislation, levels, policy, recommendations, regulations, requirements, rules, standards▪a violation of safety codes
▪New safety legislation will be introduced next year.
▪ violation (AmE)▪ hazard, risk▪ check, inspection▪ inspector, officer, official▪The plan was rejected by the safety inspectors.
▪ record▪ concerns, considerations, implications, issues, matters▪ aspect, factor▪ awareness▪a safety-awareness campaign
▪ campaign, initiative, training▪ belt, equipment, features, glasses (esp. AmE), goggles, harness, helmet, rope▪The car has many safety features, including anti-skid braking.
▪ catch (esp. BrE), device, valve▪ barrier, curtain, net (often figurative)▪A national insurance system provides a safety net for the very poor.
▪ glass, pin, razor, seatPREPOSITION▪ for safety▪The stairs are fitted with a handrail for safety.
▪ for your own safety▪The police gave him protection for his own safety.
▪ in safety▪The people want to be able to walk the streets in safety.
▪ to safety▪We managed to run to safety before the building collapsed.
▪ safety of▪She finally made it to the safety of her room.
PHRASES▪ for safety reasons▪The building was evacuated for safety reasons.
▪ health and safety▪The company was fined by the health and safety inspectors.
▪ on safety grounds▪The playground was closed down on safety grounds.
▪ a place of safety▪The refugees finally reached a place of safety.
▪ safety first▪When operating machinery, remember: safety first.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
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