hazard:1
noun14th century{ds||5||}
- a source of danger
- the effect of unpredictable and unanalyzable forces in determining events : chance, risk
- a chance event : accident
hazard:2
verb
hazard
\
circa 1601
- to offer or present at a risk : venture
hazard lights
plural noun
hazard lights
\
1966
- special lights on a vehicle that flash on and off and are used to warn other drivers (as when the vehicle is not working properly) —called also hazards
hazard pay
noun
hazard pay
\
- extra money that someone is paid for doing work that is dangerous
moral hazard
noun
moral hazard
\
1861
- a situation in which a party is incentivized to risk causing harm because another party is obligated to remedy the consequences of the harm caused; specifically : the possibility of loss to an insurance company arising from the character or circumstances of the insured
occupational hazard
noun
occupational hazard
\
- an injury or ailment resulting from the work one does or from the environment in which one works
traffic hazard
noun
traffic hazard
\
- something that could cause an accident involving a car, bicycle, etc.
La Farge:b2
biographical name
La Farge
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- Oliver Hazard Perry 1901—1963 American writer and anthropologist
Perry:b3
biographical name
Perry
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- Oliver Hazard 1785—1819 brother of Matthew Perry American naval officer
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