airbag

Or air bag

[air-bag]

noun

1. a bag mounted in the interior of a motor vehicle, cushioning the seat occupant by inflating automatically in the event of collision.

2. a very large inflatable safety or cushioning device, as to protect a spacecraft during a landing.

Word History and Origins

Origin of airbag¹

First recorded in 1965–70; air ¹ ( def. ) + bag ( def. )

Example Sentences

A 37-year-old woman driving a Citroen C3 was killed after a minor collision in Reims when she was struck by flying metal from a faulty airbag.

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"If my father had not had a Takata airbag, he would be alive today," Vicky – a woman from the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe – told Le Figaro newspaper.

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Her father was killed in July 2024 when his airbag exploded.

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Based on data collected by Waymo, its driverless vehicles had 81% fewer airbag deployment crashes, 78% fewer injury-causing crashes and 62% fewer police-reported crashes than traditional vehicles driving the same distance.

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Autoliv, a Swedish auto supplier, tested production lines at its new airbag factory slated to open in October.

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