SAFETY NET


Meaning of SAFETY NET in English

noun

1.

an arrangement that helps to prevent disaster if sth goes wrong :

a financial safety net

people who have fallen through the safety net and ended up homeless on the streets

2.

a net placed underneath acrobats , etc. to catch them if they fall

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.