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• Hazard (game) — Hazard is an Old English game played with two dice which was mentioned in Geoffrey Chaucer s Canterbury Tales in the 14th century. The name hazard derives from the Arabic word az zahr (زهر) which is a translation of the plural dice . Hazard is… …   Wikipedia

• Hazard — Haz ard (h[a^]z [ e]rd), n. [F. hasard, Sp. azar an unforeseen disaster or accident, an unfortunate card or throw at dice, prob. fr. Ar. zahr, z[=a]r, a die, which, with the article al the, would give azzahr, azz[=a]r.] 1. A game of chance played …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Hazard table — Hazard Haz ard (h[a^]z [ e]rd), n. [F. hasard, Sp. azar an unforeseen disaster or accident, an unfortunate card or throw at dice, prob. fr. Ar. zahr, z[=a]r, a die, which, with the article al the, would give azzahr, azz[=a]r.] 1. A game of chance …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• hazard — [haz′ərd] n. [ME < OFr hasard, game of dice, adventure < ? Ar az zahr, for Egypt colloq. Ar al zahr, dice] 1. an early game of chance played with dice, from which craps is derived 2. chance, or a chance occurrence 3. a) risk; peril; danger; …   English World dictionary

• hazard — ► NOUN 1) a danger or risk. 2) a permanent feature of a golf course which presents an obstruction. 3) literary chance; probability. 4) a gambling game using two dice. ► VERB 1) venture to say. 2) put at risk of being lost …   English terms dictionary

• Hazard (disambiguation) — A hazard is an event posing a threat to life, health, property or environment. Hazard may also refer to:* Chemical hazard, a property of a material dangerous to human life or health * A hazard, for instance a natural hazard, a danger or source of …   Wikipedia

• hazard — A risk or peril, assumed or involved, whether in connection with contract relation, employment, personal relation, sport or gambling. A danger or risk lurking in a situation which by change or fortuity develops into an active agency of harm.… …   Black's law dictionary

• hazard — A risk or peril, assumed or involved, whether in connection with contract relation, employment, personal relation, sport or gambling. A danger or risk lurking in a situation which by change or fortuity develops into an active agency of harm.… …   Black's law dictionary

• hazard — hazardable, adj. hazarder, n. hazardless, adj. /haz euhrd/, n. 1. an unavoidable danger or risk, even though often foreseeable: The job was full of hazards. 2. something causing unavoidable danger, peril, risk, or difficulty: the many hazards of… …   Universalium

• hazard — {{11}}hazard (n.) c.1300, from O.Fr. hasard, hasart (12c.) game of chance played with dice, possibly from Sp. azar an unfortunate card or throw at dice, which is said to be from Arabic az zahr (for al zahr) the die. But this is doubtful because… …   Etymology dictionary

• hazard — haz|ard1 [ˈhæzəd US ərd] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: hasard game of chance played with dice , from Arabic az zahr the chance ] 1.) something that may be dangerous, or cause accidents or problems hazard to/for ▪ Polluted water… …   Dictionary of contemporary English