Failsafe

adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of fail-safe. alt-of, alternative

    "Each of the proposed failsafes may, in specific cases, be effective in slowing or preventing the introgression of alleles of concern from domesticated plants into natural populations."

Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of fail-safe. alt-of, alternative

    "2013, Madeline Ashby, iD He was failsafing, too."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of fail-safe. alt-of, alternative

Synonyms

All synonyms
sure

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"Each of the proposed failsafes may, in specific cases, be effective in slowing or preventing the introgression of alleles of concern from domesticated plants into natural populations."

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