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   fail-safe

   /ˈfeɪlseɪf/

   adjective

   • 1. causing a piece of machinery to revert to a safe condition in the event of a breakdown or malfunction: "a forklift truck with a fail-safe device"
   • 2. unlikely or unable to fail: "there is no guaranteed fail-safe procedure"

   noun

   • 1. a system or plan that comes into operation in the event of something going wrong or that is in place to prevent such an occurrence: "stewards positioned around the track as a fail-safe"

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • F

     4

   • A

     1

   • I

     1

   • L

     1

   • -

   • S

     1

   • A

     1

   • F

     4

   • E

     1

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