Noun
safeguard (plural safeguards)
- Something that serves as a guard or protection; a defense.
- Getting a flu shot is a good safeguard against illness.
- One who, or that which, defends or protects; defence; protection.
- Thy sword, the safeguard of thy brother's throne.
- A safe-conduct or passport, especially in time of war.
- (obsolete) The monitor lizard.
- 1844, The Animal Kingdom
- The same idea is entertained of the Safeguard in America, as of the Monitor in Africa, and other parts of the Old World, […]
- 1844, The Animal Kingdom
- German: Sicherung, Schutz
- Portuguese: salvaguarda
- Russian: гара́нтия
- Spanish: salvaguardia
- Spanish: salvaguardia
safeguard (safeguards, present participle safeguarding; past and past participle safeguarded)
- To protect, to keep safe.
- She kept a savings to safeguard against debt and emergencies.
- To escort safely.
- French: protéger
- Portuguese: salvaguardar
- Spanish: salvaguardar, resguardar
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