"harm's way" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|!}} harm's way (plural not attested)
  1. A place or course of danger. Tags: no-plural Translations (place or course of danger): vaara (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-harm's_way-en-noun-pU0neJvD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns with unattested plurals

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