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Safety vs Protective - What's the difference?

safety | protective |

As nouns the difference between safety and protective

is that safety is the condition or feeling of being safe; security; certainty while protective is (british) something that protects.

As an adjective protective is

serving, intended or wishing to protect.

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

    See also

    * security * secure

    protective

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Serving, intended or wishing to protect.
  • Derived terms

    * protective custody

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British) Something that protects.
  • A condom.