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SAFETY NET

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• SAFETY NET (noun)
The noun SAFETY NET has 2 senses:

1. a guarantee of professional or financial security
2. a large strong net to catch circus acrobats who fall or jump from a trapeze

Familiarity information: SAFETY NET used as a noun is rare.

• SAFETY NET (noun)

Sense 1

safety net ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A guarantee of professional or financial security

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("safety net" is a kind of...):

guarantee (a pledge that something will happen or that something is true)

Sense 2

safety net ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A large strong net to catch circus acrobats who fall or jump from a trapeze

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("safety net" is a kind of...):

mesh; meshing; meshwork; net; network (an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals)

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