shock absorbers
- plural of shock absorber.
Example Sentences
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That crate will then be housed in an outer cage, with 12 metal springs acting as shock-absorbers above and below.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
While some capitalisms relied on domestic minorities to be shock-absorbers and others relied on immigrants, some countries relied on both.
From Salon • Jun. 26, 2020
The continent's social shock-absorbers are creaking under the strain of a prolonged economic crisis that began in 2008 and engulfed the euro zone in a sovereign debt crisis from 2010.
From Reuters • Mar. 18, 2013
The oil goes into glycerine for shock-absorbers, enamel for body finishes, binder for foundry cores.
From Time Magazine Archive
The great gun recoiled, the back action being taken up by shock-absorbers, however.
From Two Boys of the Battleship or For the Honor of Uncle Sam by Webster, Frank V.
