means of escape

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Roget 666: refuge, sanctuary, retreat, fastness; acropolis; keep, last resort; ward; prison etc. 752; asylum, ark, home, refuge for the destitute; almshouse^†; hiding place etc. (ambush) 530; sanctum sanctorum [Lat.] etc. (privacy) 893.    roadstead, anchorage; breakwater, mole, port, haven; harbor, harbor of refuge; seaport; pier, jetty, embankment, quay.    covert, cover, shelter, screen, lee wall, wing, shield, umbrella; barrier; dashboard, dasher [U.S.].    wall etc. (inclosure) 232; fort etc. (defense) 717.    anchor, kedge; grapnel, grappling iron; sheet anchor, killick^†; mainstay; support etc. 215; cheek etc. 706; ballast.    jury mast; vent-peg; safety valve, blow-off valve; safety lamp; lightning rod, lightning conductor; safety belt, airbag, seat belt; antilock brakes, antiskid tires, snow tires.    means of escape etc. (escape) 671; lifeboat, lifejacket, life buoy, swimming belt, cork jacket; parachute, plank, steppingstone; emergency landing.    safeguard etc. (protection) 664.    ... meer laten zien

Roget 664: safety, security, surety, impregnability; invulnerability, invulnerableness etc. adj.; danger past, danger over; storm blown over; coast clear; escape etc. 671; means of escape; blow valve, safety valve, release valve, sniffing valve; safeguard, palladium.    guardianship, wardship, wardenship; tutelage, custody, safekeeping; preservation etc. 670; protection, auspices.    safe-conduct, escort, convoy; guard, shield etc. (defense) 717; guardian angel; tutelary god, tutelary deity, tutelary saint; genius loci.    protector, guardian; warden, warder; preserver, custodian, duenna [Sp.], chaperon, third person.    watchdog, bandog^†; Cerberus; watchman, patrolman, policeman; cop [Slang], dick [Slang], fuzz [Slang], smokey [Slang], peeler [Slang], zarp [Slang]; sentinel, sentry, scout etc. (warning) 668; garrison; guardship^†.    [Means of safety] refuge &c., anchor etc. 666; precaution etc. (preparation) 673; quarantine, cordon sanitaire [Fr.].    [Sense of security]. confidence etc. 858 ... meer laten zien

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