variants
or air bag
: a bag that is inflated with air typically for use as a cushion or safety device
especially
: such a bag installed in an automobile as a safety device designed to inflate automatically in case of collision
Examples of airbag in a Sentence
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The craft will land in the American Southwest using parachutes that will slow it down to 4 mph before inflating large airbags.
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
On its return home, a heat shield keeps the occupants safe from temperatures of some 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit, before the vehicle descends under parachute and finally touches down, with the help of airbags to cushion the fall, in one of several desert landing sites in the US.
—Jonathan O'Callaghan, WIRED, 6 May 2024
Boeing Unlike SpaceX's Crew Dragon, which splashes down in the ocean at the end of a mission, the Starliner is designed to touch down on land, using parachutes and two sets of sequentially inflating airbags to ease the shock of touchdown.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 5 May 2024
The height of the fall is determined by factors like the wind, which can pull a jumper away from the airbag he's supposed to hit on the ground.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 3 May 2024
Forty years ago, Nike debuted Air: a tiny pressurized airbag in the sole of the shoe that gives athletes an energy return as their foot hits the ground.
—Adrienne So, WIRED, 17 Apr. 2024
Another user wrote in the Cybertruck Owners Club forum at the beginning of April that their truck accelerated into a signal pole, apparently on its own, and that neither the brake pedal nor the airbags worked.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 15 Apr. 2024
This malfunction can prevent the front passenger airbag from deploying in the event of a crash.
—USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
Subaru is recalling more than 118,000 sedans and SUVs over faulty sensors that may prevent airbags from deploying during a crash.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2024
Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
On its return home, a heat shield keeps the occupants safe from temperatures of some 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit, before the vehicle descends under parachute and finally touches down, with the help of airbags to cushion the fall, in one of several desert landing sites in the US.
—Jonathan O'Callaghan, WIRED, 6 May 2024
Boeing Unlike SpaceX's Crew Dragon, which splashes down in the ocean at the end of a mission, the Starliner is designed to touch down on land, using parachutes and two sets of sequentially inflating airbags to ease the shock of touchdown.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 5 May 2024
The height of the fall is determined by factors like the wind, which can pull a jumper away from the airbag he's supposed to hit on the ground.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 3 May 2024
Forty years ago, Nike debuted Air: a tiny pressurized airbag in the sole of the shoe that gives athletes an energy return as their foot hits the ground.
—Adrienne So, WIRED, 17 Apr. 2024
Another user wrote in the Cybertruck Owners Club forum at the beginning of April that their truck accelerated into a signal pole, apparently on its own, and that neither the brake pedal nor the airbags worked.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 15 Apr. 2024
This malfunction can prevent the front passenger airbag from deploying in the event of a crash.
—USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
Subaru is recalling more than 118,000 sedans and SUVs over faulty sensors that may prevent airbags from deploying during a crash.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Airbag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airbag. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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