airbag
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- noun
- /ˈɛrˌbæɡ/
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airbag
- Before driving, ensure that the airbag system is functioning properly to enhance safety in case of an accident.
- airbags inflate
- an airbag backpack
So a super small airbag that inflates on proximity like the Mars Lander.
- So a super small airbag that inflates on proximity like the Mars Lander.
Examples
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The car is equipped with an airbag that inflates during a collision to help protect passengers.
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There was Simon Kiyaga, a psychiatrist from Stockholm, who has studied the link between psychological disorders and creativity (and found one), and Anna Haupt, the inventor of the airbag for cyclists.
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I believe there is an airbag in case she falls.
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It's got seatbelts, it's got airbags, it's safe for your child.
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But you know, there's now airbags that exist without the car just for the human.
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And now if I would fall over or sneeze really hard, it would kind of explode like an airbag around my head.
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So in parallel with the coil overs, we also have an airbag as a helper spring.
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Start/Stop is fitted as standard across the range, together with Bluetooth hands-free communication and wireless music playing, plus City Safety auto-braking technology and the V40's world-first pedestrian airbag.
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In modern cars, the airbag deploys immediately on impact, significantly reducing the risk of injury.
Synonyms
A part filled with air that makes a shoe or seat softer and protects from shocks
Compounds
- Specialized
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A bag along a car roof that inflates to protect people's heads in side crashes and rollovers
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A large bag that inflates above side windows to protect heads in a side crash
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Morphology
Etymology
Airbag comes from the English parts air- ('air') and -bag ('bag'), and in clothing it means a small bag inside a jacket or vest that fills with air on impact to protect the body.