Definitions
taken in advance to protect against possible danger or failure
Word origin
From precaution + -ary.
Used in a sentence
“The port cities were quarantined as a precautionary measure, though no cases of the disease had been found.”
“Fearing attack on the northern ports by the English, he even took precautionary measures by strengthening the defense of Shan-hai-kuan 山海關 and Ch‘in-huang-tao 秦皇島.”
“Thou seest, Belford, by the above precautionaries, that I forget nothing.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Done in advance”13 letters
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