crumple zones
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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The car was specifically designed to improve safety, with changes that included taller, wider and identical bodies, larger crumple zones and impact-absorbing foam built into both sides.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2023
As for safety, the drone is built with crumple zones around the pilot's seat to cushion the impact of a low-altitude crash.
From BBC • Jan. 20, 2022
They were forced to develop technologies such as crumple zones to absorb impacts, and catalytic converters to meet tough laws imposed by the Environmental Protection Agency in the 1970s.
From Nature • Jul. 14, 2019
Most people know about crumple zones in the front and rear of the vehicle.
From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2018
The older stun gun “is like a 1999 minivan, very safe with the crumple zones and airbags and all that,” Smith said.
From Reuters • Sep. 21, 2017
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