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inflator

American  
[in-flayt-er] / ɪnˈfleɪt ər /

noun

  1. anything used to inflate objects, such as a device used to pump up air mattresses, tires, or water toys.

  2. a person who habitually inflates or exaggerates facts or amounts.


Example Sentences

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Stellantis estimated in a statement Friday that the faulty inflator exists in “less than one percent of the recall population.”

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2024

GM said an inspection confirmed the front driver airbag inflator ruptured during deployment.

From Reuters • Aug. 1, 2023

Stellantis is urging the owners of about 29,000 older Dodge Ram pickups to stop driving them after a passenger was killed by an exploding Takata air bag inflator.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 11, 2023

The incident also marked the first death connected to an exploding inflator on the passenger side of an affected vehicle.

From Washington Times • Jul. 11, 2023

Municipal inflator preparing a coachman for an important public function.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, February 11, 1914 by Seaman, Owen, Sir