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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Fine tuning the airbag system has been an ongoing process and the suspension is the subject of much testing.
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Aaron Turpen, New Atlas, 31 Dec. 2024
The test demonstrated the processes for ejecting the spacecraft's docking module, which is required to properly unfold Orion's parachute system and deploy the five airbags designed to inflate upon splashdown, according to the statement.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Oshkosh has allegedly had problems calibrating the vehicles’ airbags and with leak tests, which have slowed production.
—Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Dec. 2024
After receiving information from this informant, authorities were able to test Gonzalez’s DNA against the Gatorade bottle and airbags in the car, when Gonzalez was arrested in an unrelated car theft investigation last April, according to court records.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Aaron Turpen, New Atlas, 31 Dec. 2024
The test demonstrated the processes for ejecting the spacecraft's docking module, which is required to properly unfold Orion's parachute system and deploy the five airbags designed to inflate upon splashdown, according to the statement.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Oshkosh has allegedly had problems calibrating the vehicles’ airbags and with leak tests, which have slowed production.
—Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Dec. 2024
After receiving information from this informant, authorities were able to test Gonzalez’s DNA against the Gatorade bottle and airbags in the car, when Gonzalez was arrested in an unrelated car theft investigation last April, according to court records.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Airbag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airbag. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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