air bag

noun

1. a safety device in a car, consisting of a bag that inflates automatically in an accident and prevents the passengers from being thrown forwards

2. one of a number of large inflatable bags comprising part of a spacecraft's landing system, enabling the craft to come to rest through a series of bounces

Example Sentences

Fortunately, the team is trained in specialized search and rescue methods, and was able to use pressurized air bags to create more space between the rocks.

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Among items retrieved and lifted with air bags were the ship's lookout bell, a portside navigation lamp, binoculars, ceramic tiles from Turkish baths, and equipment from first- and second-class cabins.

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The crews working on electric vehicles disconnected the voltage cables to air bags and seat belts, sawed off the tops of the cars, and flipped the vehicles over to access the battery packs underneath.

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Takata used the volatile chemical ammonium nitrate to create a small explosion to quickly fill the air bags in a crash.

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“Older model year vehicles put their occupants at higher risk, as the age of the air bag is one of the contributing factors.”

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