safety device

collocation in English

meaningsofsafetyanddevice

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safety
noun[U]
uk
/ˈseɪf.ti/us
/ˈseɪf.ti/
a state in which or a place where you are safe and not in danger or ...
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device
noun[C]
uk
/dɪˈvaɪs/us
/dɪˈvaɪs/
an object or machine that has been invented for a ...
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(Definition ofsafetyanddevicefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsafety device

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A transducer controls the rotating speed of the windlass on thesafetydevice, and the tension control system of the safety device controls the windlass to follow the robot.
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When the same jars are used to store flame-sealed glass vials (right) no additional silica gel is needed, and a double 100%safetydeviceis provided.
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Many cite the filter as asafetydevice, beneficial in that it offers an increased time of response if air is introduced into the arterial line.
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It can be said that no aircraft of this kind would ever be allowed to fly without being equipped with every kind ofsafetydevice.
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I am told by my friends that the idea is they will not have this elementarysafetydevice.
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He placed his arm inside, thesafetydevicedid not operate, and his arm was torn off.
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The whole thing has really been useless as asafetydevice.
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It is primarily asafetydeviceand the various heights at which it can be set are determined by safety considerations.
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Every bulkhead is in the form of asafetydevice.
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Indeed, they ought not to have been used heretofore without some considerablesafetydevicesuch as is projected here.
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The newsafetydevicewill mean that buses with doors will be safer still.
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One should not assume that the carrying of radio equipment is an automaticsafetydevice.
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Are they the least effective roadsafetydevicewe have in this country today, only to be used if no better method is practicable?
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That is anothersafetydevicethat will become available.
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Asafetydeviceon a press is a little different from a seat belt on a human being.
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A man invents asafetydeviceto be attached to a certain machine.
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Inert gas systems are an importantsafetydevicewhich reduce the risk of explosions on oil tankers.
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Is he also aware however that it is being used as an enhancer of performance rather than as asafetydevice?
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We feel that if some type ofsafetydevicecan be included, so much the better.
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