Meanings
nounsafety glass (usually uncountable, plural safety glasses)
plural safety glasses
- uncountableusuallyAny type of glass, such as toughened glass, laminated glass or wire mesh glass, with additional safety features that make it less likely to break, or less likely to pose a threat when broken.
Safety glass is fitted throughout.
1960 September, “Inter-city diesel units for the Hull-Liverpool service of the N.E.R.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 561
Synonyms & antonyms
nounglass made with plates of plastic or resin or other material between two sheets of glass to prevent shattering
Similar
laminated glassshatterproof glass
Broader
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Translations
Bulgarian нечупливо стъкло
- нечупливо стъкло (nečuplivo stăklo)type of glass
Chinese Mandarin 安全玻璃
- 安全玻璃 (ānquán bōli, ānquán bōlí)type of glass
Finnish turvalasi
- turvalasitype of glass
French verre de sécurité
- verre de sécuritétype of glass
German Sicherheitsglas
- Sicherheitsglastype of glass
Korean 안전유리
- 안전유리 (anjeonyuri)type of glass
Portuguese vidro temperado
- vidro temperadotype of glass
Spanish vidrio templado
- vidrio templadotype of glass
Cite this entry
APA
safety glass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/safety%20glass
MLA
“safety glass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/safety%20glass. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “safety glass,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/safety%20glass.
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