base hit
safety | (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely |
| 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 |
carpet bombing
area bombing
saturation bombing | an extensive and systematic bombing intended to devastate a large target |
blastoderm
germinal disc
blastodisc
germinal area | a layer of cells on the inside of the blastula |
| area | a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function, the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants |
breakfast area
breakfast nook | a place for light meals (usually near a kitchen), the breakfast nook had a built in table and seats |
cargo area
cargo deck
cargo hold
hold storage area | the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo |
condom
rubber safety safe prophylactic | contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse |
| dining area | an area arranged for dining, they put up tents for the dining area |
equal-area projection
equal-area map projection | a map projection in which quadrilaterals formed by meridians and parallels have an area on the map proportional to their area on the globe |
exhibition hall
exhibition area | a large hall for holding exhibitions |
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 |
launching pad
launchpad
launch pad
launch area
pad | a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched |
local area network
LAN | a local computer network for communication between computers, especially a network connecting computers and word processors and other electronic office equipment to create a communication system between offices |
locknut
safety nut | supplementary nut that is screwed down on a primary nut to prevent it from loosening |
lounge
waiting room
waiting area | a room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait |
pull-off
rest area
rest stop
layby
lay-by | designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily |
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 |
seating
seats
seating room
seating area | an area that includes places where several people can sit, there is seating forstudents in this classroom |
traffic island
safety island
safety isle
safety zone | a curbed area in a roadway from which traffic is excluded, provides safe area for pedestrians |
wide area network
WAN | a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network |
wireless local area network
WLAN
wireless fidelity
WiFi | a local area network that uses high frequency radio signals to transmit and receive data over distances of a few hundred feet, uses ethernet protocol |
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 |
area
expanse
surface area | the extent of a -dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary, the area of a rectangle, it was about square feet in area |
acreage
land area | an area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming), he wanted some acreage to build on |
area
region | a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve, in the abdominal region |
| area of cardiac dullness | a triangular area of the front of the chest (determined by percussion), corresponds to the part of the heart not covered by the lungs |
macula
macula lutea
macular area
yellow spot | a small yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision |
pyriform area
piriform area
pyriform lobe
piriform lobe | pear-shaped neural structure on either side of the brain in the rhinencephalon |
cortical area
cortical region | any of various regions of the cerebral cortex |
association area
association cortex | cortical areas that are neither motor or sensory but are thought to be involved in higher processing of information |
auditory area
auditory cortex | the cortical area that receives auditory information from the medial geniculate body |