"safety school" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: safety schools [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} safety school (plural safety schools)
  1. (US, colloquial) The least desired among the colleges and universities that one applies to for admission, chosen as a contingency in case one is rejected from all others. Tags: US, colloquial
    Sense id: en-safety_school-en-noun-ybdJwwRY Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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