英和和英

名詞

safety call (複数形 safety calls)

1. (dating) A prescheduled phone call to another person who knows where one is and who one was going out with. A missed check-in (または using a pre-arranged code phrase for danger) signals one's contact person to call for help.
   • 2003 April 24, Naia, “Dear Dom: Scared Off-line”, Bondage.com, accessed on 2011-11-15:

     When it reaches those times during your meeting, no matter how well things are going, make your safety-call to let them know you're doing ok.

   • 2006 August 10, Belle, “My first call”, Belle's Blog, accessed on 2011-11-15:

     We chit chat some small talk and I make my safety call.

   • 2007 February 2, Smith, Robin, “Families Battle For Custody Of Dog”:

     Kvam said Lozinski failed to make her "safety call" to say she was OK after meeting Chichester that day.

   • 2008, Matthews, Lena, chapter 5, Head over Heels: A Cinderella Story, ISBN 978-1605042336, page 47:

     He was her safety call, something she was supposed to have done over an hour ago.

   • 2010, Olver, Kim, Secrets of Happy Couples: Loving Yourself, Your Partner and Your Life, LCC HQ801.O48 2010, ISBN 978-0982754900, LCCN 2010024023, page 22:

     A good safety call is one in which your contact person has as much information as possible.

2. (billiards) A type of called shot where a shooting player does not have to continue their turn after pocketing one or more of their balls.