Collocation
safe area
a place that is protected from danger and where people can stay without being harmed
Definition
'safe area' is a common English collocation. a place that is protected from danger and where people can stay without being harmed
safe + area
“The school gym was turned into a safe area during the storm.”
Examples
- Stay in the safe area until the firefighters say it is okay to leave.
- The lifeguard told the children to play only in the safe area near the shore.
- During the drill, everyone walked quickly to the safe area behind the building.
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- After the alarm sounded, staff guided visitors to a safe area away from the glass entrance.
- Police marked off a safe area so medics could treat the injured without risk.
- The app shows the nearest safe area where you can wait if you feel threatened.
- In rough seas, the captain steered the boat toward a safe area inside the bay.
- The hikers reached a safe area above the flood line before nightfall.
- Engineers created a safe area around the site to prevent anyone from entering the danger zone.
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