shock absorber
noun
: any of several devices for absorbing the energy of sudden impulses or shocks in machinery or structures
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The car needs new shock absorbers.
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This solid foundation enables the Bilstein DTX shock absorbers to do their work, with fast reaction times that let the various drive mode settings deliver distinctly different ride and handling characteristics.
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Dan Carney, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
Name another watchmaker who invented the tourbillon, the auto-winding mechanism, and the para-chute shock absorber.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2024
Some designs have shock absorbers, which ease the force on your joints.
—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2024
The surgeon removes a small portion of the disc, or shock absorber, that has squirted out and is pushing on a nerve and causing pain.
—Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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Dan Carney, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
Name another watchmaker who invented the tourbillon, the auto-winding mechanism, and the para-chute shock absorber.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2024
Some designs have shock absorbers, which ease the force on your joints.
—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2024
The surgeon removes a small portion of the disc, or shock absorber, that has squirted out and is pushing on a nerve and causing pain.
—Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for shock absorber
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“Shock absorber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shock%20absorber. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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