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 |
| zone fire | artillery or mortar fire delivered in a constant direction at several quadrant elevations |
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 |
twilight zone
no man's land | the ambiguous region between two categories or states or conditions (usually containing some features of both), but there is still a twilight zone, the tantalizing occurrences that are probably noise but might possibly be a signal, in the twilight zone between humor and vulgarity, in that no man's land between negotiation and aggression |
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 |
| erogenous zone | any area of the body especially sensitive to sexual stimulation |
language area
language zone | a large cortical area (in the left hemisphere in most people) containing all the centers associated with language |
zone
zona | (anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure |
| comfort zone | the temperature range (between anddegrees Centigrade) at which the naked human body is able to maintain a heat balance without shivering or sweating |
| safety feature | feature of an artifact that is added to insure a user's safety |
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 |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA | a government agency in the Department of Labor to maintain a safe and healthy work environment |
Antarctic
Antarctic Zone
South Frigid Zone | the region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters |
Arctic
Arctic Zone
North Frigid Zone | the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole |
| zone | an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic |
| zone geographical zone | any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude |
| climatic zone | any of the geographical zones loosely divided according to prevailing climate and latitude |
| zone of interior | the part of the theater of war not included in the theater of operations |
Frigid Zone
polar zone
polar region | the part of the Earth's surface forming a cap over a pole, characterized by frigid climate |
benthos
benthic division
benthonic zone | a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones |
littoral
litoral
littoral zone
sands | the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean |
loading zone
loading area | a stop where carriers can be loaded and unloaded |
| no-parking zone | a space where automobiles are not allowed to park |
parking space
parking zone | a space where an automobile can be parked |
free port
free zone | an area adjoining a port where goods that are intended for reshipment can be received and stored without payment of duties |
safety
refuge | a safe place, He ran to safety |