variants
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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Dealers are to install protective shields for the airbags free of charge.
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James Powel, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
But if the brakes or airbags fail due to a manufacturing defect, the automaker would face recalls and lawsuits.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
That’s because airbags are calibrated to adult bodies weighing around 150 pounds.
—Diana Hubbell, Popular Science, 21 Aug. 2025
With huge airbags acting as rollers, a series of mechanical winches began dragging the vessel more than 550 feet up a temporary slipway.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
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James Powel, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
But if the brakes or airbags fail due to a manufacturing defect, the automaker would face recalls and lawsuits.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
That’s because airbags are calibrated to adult bodies weighing around 150 pounds.
—Diana Hubbell, Popular Science, 21 Aug. 2025
With huge airbags acting as rollers, a series of mechanical winches began dragging the vessel more than 550 feet up a temporary slipway.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for airbag
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“Airbag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airbag. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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