Safeguard vs Safety - What's the difference?
safeguard | safety | Related terms |
Something that serves as a guard or protection; a defense.
One who, or that which, defends or protects; defence; protection.
* Granville
A safe-conduct or passport, especially in time of war.
to protect, to keep safe
to escort safely
The condition or feeling of being safe; security; certainty.
(mechanics) A mechanism on a weapon or dangerous equipment designed to prevent accidental firing.
(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.
(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.
Preservation from escape; close custody.
* Shakespeare
Safeguard is a related term of safety.
As nouns the difference between safeguard and safety
is that safeguard is something that serves as a guard or protection; a defense while safety is the condition or feeling of being safe; security; certainty.As a verb safeguard
is to protect, to keep safe.safeguard
English
Noun
(en noun)- Getting a flu shot is a good safeguard against illness.
- Thy sword, the safeguard of thy brother's throne.
- (Shakespeare)
Verb
(en verb)- She kept a savings to safeguard against debt and emergencies.
safety
English
Noun
(wikipedia safety)- If you push it to the limit, safety is not guaranteed.
- Be sure that the safety is set before proceeding.
- ''He sacked the quarterback in the end zone for a safety .
- The free safety made a game-saving tackle on the runner who had broken past the linebackers.
- Imprison him, / Deliver him to safety ; and return.