Meaning of safety call | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A prescheduled phone call to another person who knows where one is and who one was going out with. A missed check-in (or using a pre-arranged code phrase for danger) signals one's contact person to call for help.
2. A type of called shot where a shooting player does not have to continue their turn after pocketing one or more of their balls.

Examples

“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.”

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

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

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

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

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