fail safe en · VERB
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative, intransitive) Alternative form of fail-safe (verb with differing inflections)
alt of fail-safe
Anyone with the remotest knowledge of railway signalling knows that it always fails safe.
2021 November 17, Christian Wolmar, “Misleading statements lead to ill-informed speculation”, in RAIL, number 944, page 44:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| failed safe | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| failed safe | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| fails safe | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| failing safe | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |