safety glass

noun

1. a pane made by joining two plates or panes of glass with a layer of usually transparent plastic or artificial resin between them that retains the fragments if the glass is broken.

safety glass

noun

1. glass made by sandwiching a layer of plastic or resin between two sheets of glass so that if broken the fragments will not shatter

Word History and Origins

Origin of safety glass¹

First recorded in 1920–25