base hit safety | (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely |
stratified sampling representative sampling proportional sampling | the population is divided into subpopulations (strata) and random samples are taken of each stratum |
safety | a score in American football, a player is tackled behind his own goal line |
safety squeeze play safety squeeze | the runner on third base waits to start home until the batter has bunted successfully |
safety blitz linebacker blitzing blitz | (American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line |
condom rubber safety safe prophylactic | contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse |
fuse electrical fuse safety fuse | an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded |
guard safety safety device | a device designed to prevent injury or accidents |
hard hat tin hat safety hat | a lightweight protective helmet (plastic or metal) worn by construction workers |
locknut safety nut | supplementary nut that is screwed down on a primary nut to prevent it from loosening |
safe-deposit safe-deposit box safety-deposit safety deposit box deposit box lockbox | a fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing valuables |
safety arch | an undecorated arch that is included in order to strengthen or support a construction |
safety belt life belt safety harness | belt attaching you to some object as a restraint in order to prevent you from getting hurt |
safety bicycle safety bike | bicycle that has two wheels of equal size, pedals are connected to the rear wheel by a multiplying gear |
safety bolt safety lock | a bolt that cannot be moved from outside the door or gate |
safety catch safety lock | guard consisting of a locking device that prevents a weapon from being fired |
safety curtain | a fireproof theater curtain to be dropped in case of fire |
safety fuse | a slow-burning fuse consisting of a tube or cord filled or saturated with combustible matter, used to ignite detonators from a distance |
safety lamp Davy lamp | an oil lamp that will not ignite flammable gases (methane) |
safety match book matches | a paper match that strikes only on a specially prepared surface |
safety net | a large strong net to catch circus acrobats who fall or jump from a trapeze |
safety pin | a pin in the form of a clasp, has a guard so the point of the pin will not stick the user |
safety rail guardrail | a railing placed alongside a stairway or road for safety |
safety razor | a razor with a guard to prevent deep cuts in the skin |
safety valve relief valve escape valve escape cock escape | a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler), it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level |
traffic island safety island safety isle safety zone | a curbed area in a roadway from which traffic is excluded, provides safe area for pedestrians |
margin of safety safety margin margin of error | the margin required in order to insure safety, in engineering the margin of safety is the strength of the material minus the anticipated stress |
example illustration instance representative | an item of information that is typical of a class or group, this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome, there is an example on page |
safety feature | feature of an artifact that is added to insure a user's safety |
stratified sample representative sample proportional sample | the population is divided into strata and a random sample is taken from each stratum |
occupational safety and health act federal job safety law | a law passed by the United States Congress that created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to prevent employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the course of their employment |
safety net | a guarantee of professional or financial security |
United States Trade Representative US Trade Representative | the executive agency that administers the President's policies on international trade |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA | a government agency in the Department of Labor to maintain a safe and healthy work environment |
safety refuge | a safe place, He ran to safety |
account executive account representative registered representative customer's broker customer's man | someone in charge of a client's account for an advertising agency or brokerage or other service business |
congressman congresswoman representative | a member of the United States House of Representatives |
legal representative | a personal representative with legal standing (as by power of attorney or the executor of a will) |
personal representative | a person who manages the affairs of another |
representative | a person who represents others |
salesperson sales representative sales rep | a person employed to represent a business and to sell its merchandise (as to customers in a store or to customers who are visited) |
spokesperson interpreter representative voice | an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose, the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government |
union representative | a representative for a labor union |
safety factor factor of safety | the ratio of the breaking stress of a structure to the estimated maximum stress in ordinary use |
safety | the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions, insure the safety of the children, the reciprocal of safety is risk |
safety glass laminated glass shatterproof glass | glass made with plates of plastic or resin or other material between two sheets of glass to prevent shattering |
representative | being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives, representative government as defined by Abraham Lincoln is government of the people, by the people, for the people |
safety-related | providing or ensuring safety |
representative | standing for something else, the bald eagle is representative of the United States |
representative | serving to represent or typify, representative moviegoers, a representative modern play |