| NOUN | artifact | safety device, guard, safety | a device designed to prevent injury or accidents |
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| Meaning | A device designed to prevent injury or accidents. | |
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| Synonyms | guard, safety | |
| Narrower | fender | A low metal guard to confine falling coals to a hearth |
| safety catch, safety lock | guard consisting of a locking device that prevents a weapon from being fired | |
| Broader | device | An instrumentality invented for a particular purpose |
| Spanish | protección | |
| Catalan | protecció | |
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