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or air bag
: a bag that is inflated with air typically for use as a cushion or safety device
especially
: such a bag installed in an automobile as a safety device designed to inflate automatically in case of collision
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Cushioned by airbags, the Boeing crew capsule descended under three parachutes toward an on-target landing at 10:01 pm local time Friday (12:01 am EDT Saturday) at White Sands Space Harbor, New Mexico.
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Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 7 Sep. 2024
Autos: Ford Motor Co. on Tuesday issued a do-not-drive advisory for owners of certain vehicles equipped with Takata airbag inflators who have not yet had their vehicles repaired under three past safety recalls.
—Leah Olajide, Detroit Free Press, 14 Aug. 2024
The first one was issued in 2015, and involved several vehicles with a Takata non-desiccated airbag inflator.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
The recall has worrying similarities to the Takata airbag inflator recall that shook the automotive industry for years.
—Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 1 Aug. 2024
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Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 7 Sep. 2024
Autos: Ford Motor Co. on Tuesday issued a do-not-drive advisory for owners of certain vehicles equipped with Takata airbag inflators who have not yet had their vehicles repaired under three past safety recalls.
—Leah Olajide, Detroit Free Press, 14 Aug. 2024
The first one was issued in 2015, and involved several vehicles with a Takata non-desiccated airbag inflator.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
The recall has worrying similarities to the Takata airbag inflator recall that shook the automotive industry for years.
—Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 1 Aug. 2024
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“Airbag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airbag. Accessed 29 Sep. 2024.
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