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noun

Precaution n.

Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent mischief or secure good; as, his life was saved by precaution. "They (ancient philosophers) treasured up their supposed discoveries with miserable precaution."

A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act; as, to take precautions against accident.

verb

Precaution v. t.

To warn or caution beforehand.

To take precaution against. (R.)

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Etymology of 'Precaution'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Precaution" Quotes from Famous Books

... accompany his packers. He did so as a precaution against precisely such a coup as he himself had engineered, and in order to be doubly secure he brought the head Indian with him. The old tribesman had rebelled mildly, but Royal had been firm, and in consequence they were the first two to appear ...

— The Winds of Chance • Rex Beach

... several minutes. Marble suggested that by edging gradually away, we should bring the Leander so far on our quarter as to cause the after-sails to conceal what we were about forward, and that we might steal a march on our pursuers by adopting this precaution. I thought the suggestion a good one, and the necessary orders were given ...

— Miles Wallingford - Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore" • James Fenimore Cooper

... the prisoner on the ground in the full glare of the torches, still leaving his arms bound, and taking the further precaution of ...

— The Pony Rider Boys in the Rockies • Frank Gee Patchin

... forehead. Knowing the character of Pharaoh Daggs so well, he realized, better probably than either of his companions, what fate they might expect if they were discovered. So far, apparently, the pirates had not thought of setting a night guard on the ridge. If they continued to neglect this precaution and failed to find the treasure themselves, ...

— The Black Buccaneer • Stephen W. Meader

... he is not carelessly pursuing; on the contrary taking every precaution to ensure success. He knows that on the hard turf his horse's tread can be heard to a great distance; and to hinder this he has put the animal to a "pace"—a gait peculiar to Texas and the South-Western States. This, combining speed with silence, has carried him on quickly ...

— The Death Shot - A Story Retold • Mayne Reid

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