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Meanings of failsafe in English

That doesn't cause undue damage, in the event of failure.

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Examples for "fail-safe"
1
You would serve as a fail-safe in case of the final catastrophe.
Masked
2
Another fail-safe to keep the blade from falling into the wrong hands.
A Darker Shade of Magic
3
Some wards are so ingeniously placed that they contain a fail-safe device.
The Water Witch
4
He has the same fail-safe signal device as the rest of us.
Soon I will be invincible
5
In recent years, though, questions have mounted over whether the system is fail-safe.
The devil and sherlock holmes: tales of murder, madness, and obs...
Usage of failsafe in English
1
And now, New Eden wanted to build their failsafe on that uncertainty.
iD
2
I think she was curious about whether the failsafe is gender neutral.
iD
3
While these tools have been useful for police, they are not failsafe.
The Guardian
4
A failsafe against the maxim 'No battle plan survives contact with the enemy'.
The Naked God
5
They were mechanical systems, self-powered, activated by simple failsafe pressure sensors.
The Naked God
6
Because their failsafe was a little different already, and it wasn't finished, yet.
iD
7
And as she suffered his vision changed, went old-fashioned, entered failsafe.
iD
8
The clause acts as a failsafe for the Federal Executive branches.
The South African
9
Love hit him as hard as the failsafe, all at once.
iD
10
The meteor defenses, for instance, were so utterly failsafe that Halrloprillalar-
Ringworld
11
This was what it was like, not to have a failsafe.
iD
12
As the three attackers died, their black suits activated a final failsafe measure.
Paul of dune
13
However, it's a necessary failsafe for anyone prone to accidents.
The South African
14
They never described what happened to them in detail -it would failsafe him.
iD
15
All key positions were filled to make sure their plan is implemented and failsafe.
Thanks For The Memories… The Truth Has Set Me Free!
16
He could do it all, within the failsafe's parameters, provided he received the request.
iD
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