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safety glasses

safety glasses is the plural of safety glass.

Meaning of safety glass

Noun

safety glass (usually uncountable, plural safety glasses)

  1. (usually) Any type of glass, such as toughened glass, laminated glass or wire mesh glass, with additional safety features that make it less likely to break, or less likely to pose a threat when broken.
    • Safety glass is fitted throughout.1960 September, “Inter-city diesel units for the Hull-Liverpool service of the N.E.R.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 561

Noun

safety glasses pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Glasses (spectacles) designed to protect the eyes against flying objects such as dust, etc.
    Synonyms:
    goggles[Appendix:Glossary

Synonyms of safety glasses

Questions about safety glasses

What does safety glasses mean?
Safety glasses means glasses (spectacles) designed to protect the eyes against flying objects such as dust, etc.
What is safety glasses the plural of?
Safety glasses is the plural of safety glass.
What part of speech is safety glasses?
Safety glasses is a noun.

Words near safety glasses in the dictionary

  1. safety films
  2. safety first
  3. safety fuse
  4. safety fuses
  5. safety glass
  6. safety glasses
  7. safety hammer
  8. safety hammers
  9. Safety Harbor
  10. safety hat
  11. safety helmet

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