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Defense vs Safety - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between defense and safety

is that defense is the action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury while safety is the condition or feeling of being safe; security; certainty.

defense

English

Alternative forms

* defence (British)

Noun

  • (en noun) (US)
  • The action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury.
  • Anything employed to oppose attack(s).
  • # A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense.
  • # The portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense.
  • An argument in support or justification of something.
  • Government policy or (infra)structure related to the military.
    • Department of Defense
  • Prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance.
  • * Sir W. Temple
    • Severe defenses against wearing any linen under a certain breadth.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * offense

    Derived terms

    * antidefense * ecodefense * Nuremberg defense * defensive * defensiveness * defensive scheme * defensive system

    safety

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia safety)
  • The condition or feeling of being safe; security; certainty.
    • If you push it to the limit, safety is not guaranteed.
  • (mechanics) A mechanism on a weapon or dangerous equipment designed to prevent accidental firing.
    • Be sure that the safety is set before proceeding.
  • (American football) An instance of a player being sacked or tackled in the end zone, or steps out of the end zone and off the field, resulting in two points for the opposite team.
    • ''He sacked the quarterback in the end zone for a safety .
  • (American football) Any of the defensive players who are in position furthest from the line of scrimmage and whose responsibility is to defend against passes as well as to be the tacklers of last resort.
    • The free safety made a game-saving tackle on the runner who had broken past the linebackers.
  • Preservation from escape; close custody.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Imprison him, / Deliver him to safety ; and return.

    Antonyms

    * danger

    Derived terms

    * free safety * safety mechanism * safety net * safety pin * strong safety

    Related terms

    * safe

    See also

    * security * secure