shock absorber

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nounMachinery.
  1. a device for damping sudden and rapid motion, as the recoil of a spring-mounted object from shock.

Origin of shock absorber

1
First recorded in 1905–10

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How to use shock absorber in a sentence

  • But Betty thought that she would not enjoy being a shock absorber and felt none too comfortable.

    Betty Lee, Sophomore | David Goodger (goodger@python.org)
  • I need you as a shock absorber, said Lucia in a low tone, a half smile twisting her lips, and Betty made a low response.

    Betty Lee, Sophomore | David Goodger (goodger@python.org)
  • The blind adult soon realizes that "humor is a shock absorber," and that "mirth is the soul's best medicine."

  • I was not with them when they discovered the first clewI think it was a shock absorber; was it not, Walter?

    Roy Blakeley's Silver Fox Patrol | Percy Keese Fitzhugh
  • The searcher for thrills or the touring shock absorber will find nothing in London to rattle his psychic slats.

    Europe After 8:15 | H. L. Mencken, George Jean Nathan and Willard Huntington Wright

British Dictionary definitions for shock absorber

shock absorber

noun
  1. any device designed to absorb mechanical shock, esp one fitted to a motor vehicle to damp the recoil of the suspension springs

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