🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

安全柵

Pronunciation / Transliteration: anzen saku

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Safety-fence/ˈseɪf.tiˌfens/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"機械の周りに安全柵が設置されている。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A barrier erected to prevent access to dangerous areas or to protect people from falling or injury.

    "A robust safety-fence was installed around the construction site to keep pedestrians away from the excavation."
  2. 2

    A protective enclosure or partition used in industrial settings to separate operators from moving machinery parts.

    "The automated robotic arm is completely enclosed within a transparent safety-fence."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of safety (Middle English, from Old French safete, Latin saluitatem) and fence (Middle English, aphetic form of defence). Developed during the industrial revolution to denote protective barriers installed around dangerous machinery or hazardous areas.

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