safety catch

noun

A latching device that prevents accidental activation of a dangerous event; an interlock.

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safetysafety lock
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Meanings

nounsafety catch (plural safety catches)

plural safety catches

  1. A latching device that prevents accidental activation of a dangerous event; an interlock.

    Synonyms: safety

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA latching device that prevents accidental activation of a dangerous event; an interlock.

Similar
safety

More synonyms by meaning

nounguard consisting of a locking device that prevents a weapon from being fired

Similar
safety lock
Broader
guardsafetysafety device
Also see
safety lock

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish varmistin
  • varmistinsafety catch
French cran d'arrêt
  • cran d'arrêtsafety catch
Greek ασφάλεια
  • ασφάλεια (asfáleia)safety catch
Korean 안전장치
  • 안전장치 (anjeon-jangchi)safety catch
Persian ضامن
  • ضامن (zâmen)safety catch
Russian предохрани́тель
  • предохрани́тель (predoxranítelʹ)safety catch
Ukrainian запобі́жник
  • запобі́жник (zapobížnyk)safety catch
Cite this entry
APA

safety catch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/safety%20catch

MLA

“safety catch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/safety%20catch. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “safety catch,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/safety%20catch.

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