ˈfail-safe BrE AmE adjective
1 . a fail-safe machine, piece of equipment etc contains a system that makes the machine stop working if one part of it fails
2 . a fail-safe plan is certain to succeed
ˈfail-safe BrE AmE adjective
1 . a fail-safe machine, piece of equipment etc contains a system that makes the machine stop working if one part of it fails
2 . a fail-safe plan is certain to succeed
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012