n. [ Cf. F. sauveté. ]
Up led by thee,
Into the heaven I have presumed,
An earthly guest . . . With like safety guided down,
Return me to my native element. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Would there were any safety in thy sex,
That I might put a thousand sorrows off,
And credit thy repentance! Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]
Imprison him, . . .
Deliver him to safety; and return. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
. A bicycle with equal or nearly equal wheels, usually about 28 inches diameter, driven by pedals connected to the rear (driving) wheel by a multiplying gear. Since the 1930's this has been the most common type of bicycle, now simply called
.
Safety arch (Arch.),
Safety belt,
Safety buoy,
Safety cage (Mach.),
Safety lamp. (Mining)
Safety match,
Safety pin,
Safety plug.
Safety switch.
Safety touchdown (Football),
Safety tube (Chem.),
Safety valve,