air spring

American  

noun

Machinery.

1. a springlike support utilizing the compressibility of air confined behind a piston in a cylinder.

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air spring British  

noun

1. mechanical engineering an enclosed pocket of air used to absorb shock or sudden fluctuations of load

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Example Sentences

They are now specifically known by the name of the purpose to which they are applied, as air ship, ventilator, air brake, fan blower, air pistol, air spring, etc.

From Inventions in the Century by Doolittle, William Henry

Mr. Tesla provides for an air spring of tremendous rigidity, and he is enabled to vibrate big weights at an enormous rate, considering the inertia, owing to the recoil of the spring.

From The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla With special reference to his work in polyphase currents and high potential lighting by Martin, Thomas Commerford

The blast is admitted through holes in the bottom, when small powerful jets of air spring upward through the boiling fluid mass, and the whole apparatus trembles violently.

From The Harris-Ingram Experiment by Bolton, Charles E. (Charles Edward)

There is no loss of power in such a case as this, but, on the contrary, the air spring is useful in overcoming the inertia of the piston and moving parts.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 799, April 25, 1891 by Various

A late product of the brain of George Westinghouse who was the inventor of the air brake and numerous electrical devices is an air spring for automobiles.

From Business English A Practice Book by Buhlig, Rose