Meanings
nounsafety shoe (plural safety shoes)
plural safety shoes
- a shoe with a reinforced toecap which protects the wearer's foot from accidental injury.
Synonyms: safety boot, steel-toe boot
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna shoe with a reinforced toecap which protects the wearer's foot from accidental injury.
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Translations
French chaussure de sécurité
- chaussure de sécuritéshoe with reinforced toecap — see also steel-toe boot
Norwegian Bokmål vernesko
- verneskoshoe with reinforced toecap — see also steel-toe boot
Swedish skyddssko
- skyddsskoshoe with reinforced toecap — see also steel-toe boot
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safety shoe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/safety%20shoe
MLA
“safety shoe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/safety%20shoe. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “safety shoe,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/safety%20shoe.
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