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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The recall was precipitated by rear shock absorbers that may corrode and fail, resulting in a detachment that could cause a road hazard.
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James Powel, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
By integrating an additional valve into the shock absorbers, the system controls a parallel oil flow alongside the primary flow through the piston assembly.
—Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 5 Dec. 2024
The way the beak meets the skull also acts as a shock absorber.
—Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
The religions coexist, side by side Meniscus — a piece of cartilage in the knee that works as a shock absorber — injuries dogged Solomon at Tottenham and Fulham.
—Beren Cross, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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James Powel, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
By integrating an additional valve into the shock absorbers, the system controls a parallel oil flow alongside the primary flow through the piston assembly.
—Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 5 Dec. 2024
The way the beak meets the skull also acts as a shock absorber.
—Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
The religions coexist, side by side Meniscus — a piece of cartilage in the knee that works as a shock absorber — injuries dogged Solomon at Tottenham and Fulham.
—Beren Cross, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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 27 Feb. 2025.
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