safety belt

Passenger restraint system

A safety belt is a strap or harness designed to secure a person and prevent injury during sudden movements or impacts.

The term applies to seat belts in vehicles and aircraft, as well as harnesses worn by workers at heights: Make sure your safety belt is fastened before takeoff, Construction workers must wear safety belts on scaffolding.

restraint

harness

Straps controlling an animal

  • strapNarrow flexible binding material
  • buckleFrame-and-prong fastener
  • fastenFix securely in position

secure · cinch · webbing · clasp · latch · anchor · tether · retractor · tension · clip

vehicle

seatbelt

Vehicle passenger restraint

car seat · airbag · dashboard · headrest · crash · collision · impact · whiplash · rollover · ejection

safety

protection

Guarding against harm

survival · vigilance · defensive driving · risk reduction · crash protection

aviation

airplane

Powered flying machine

takeoff · landing · passenger · cockpit · pilot · boarding · overhead bin · brace position · emergency exit · life vest

regulation

seatbelt law

Statute mandating vehicle harnesses

requirement · fine · violation · infraction · traffic code · highway patrol · statute · ordinance · exemption · penalty

Categories
Opposites
protection vs. danger

safety beltdeath trap

Perilously unsafe place

hazard · danger · ejection · unprotected · deathtrap

restraint vs. freedom of movement

safety beltunbuckled

Released a fastener

unrestrained · free movement · loose · unfastened · unbelted

protective vs. dangerous restraint

safety beltnoose

Loop that constricts

shackles · straitjacket · chains · handcuffs · manacles

Family

safe, belt, safety, unsafe, safeguard, safely, belted, safes, safekeeping

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G