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SAFETY HARNESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does safety harness mean? 

SAFETY HARNESS (noun)
  The noun SAFETY HARNESS has 1 sense:

1. belt attaching you to some object as a restraint in order to prevent you from getting hurtplay

  Familiarity information: SAFETY HARNESS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SAFETY HARNESS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Belt attaching you to some object as a restraint in order to prevent you from getting hurt

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

life belt; safety belt; safety harness

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

belt (a band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist))

constraint; restraint (a device that retards something's motion)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "safety harness"):

seat belt; seatbelt (a safety belt used in a car or plane to hold you in your seat in case of an accident)


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