air bag

British  

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

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Example Sentences

The difference is that most opt for the safety of testing their limits over giant air bags.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Everyone okay?” he asked, pushing the air bag away from his face.

From Literature

The unsettling reality: It isn’t easy to know where a used car’s air bag came from.

From The Wall Street Journal

General Motors GM -0.34%decrease; red down pointing triangle and federal auto regulators are probing the crash of a pickup that injured a passenger after its air bag ruptured.

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“I am concerned that we are headed for a high-speed collision—with Main Street retail investors left without air bags,” Crenshaw said at a conference in September.

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