Up led by thee, Into the heaven I have presumed, An
earthly guest . . . With like safety guided down,
Return me to my native element. --Milton.
2. Freedom from whatever exposes one to danger or from
liability to cause danger or harm; safeness; hence, the
quality of making safe or secure, or of giving confidence,
justifying trust, insuring against harm or loss, etc.
Would there were any safety in thy sex, That I might
put a thousand sorrows off, And credit thy
repentance! --Beau. & Fl.
3. Preservation from escape; close custody.
Imprison him, . . . Deliver him to safety; and
return. --Shak.
4. (Football) Same as Safety touchdown, below.
{Safety arch} (Arch.), a discharging arch. See under
{Discharge}, v. t.
{Safety belt}, a belt made of some buoyant material, or which
is capable of being inflated, so as to enable a person to
float in water; a life preserver.
{Safety buoy}, a buoy to enable a person to float in water; a
safety belt.
{Safety cage} (Mach.), a cage for an elevator or mine lift,
having appliances to prevent it from dropping if the
lifting rope should break.
{Safety lamp}. (Mining) See under {Lamp}.
{Safety match}, a match which can be ignited only on a
surface specially prepared for the purpose.
{Safety pin}, a pin made in the form of a clasp, with a guard
covering its point so that it will not prick the wearer.
{Safety plug}. See {Fusible plug}, under {Fusible}.
{Safety switch}. See {Switch}.
{Safety touchdown} (Football), the act or result of a
player's touching to the ground behind his own goal line a
ball which received its last impulse from a man on his own
side; -- distinguished from touchback. See {Touchdown}.