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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When crashes do occur, seatbelts and airbags save many lives every day.
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Keeping a pet loose in the car can pose risks, such as small dogs crawling into the footwell and interfering with the brake or pedal, larger pets blocking your view, or, in the case of an accident, unrestrained pets could be crushed by airbags or thrown out.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Hanney testified investigators collected crash data from each vehicles' airbag control modules.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Chinese media reports say the system works almost like an airbag.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Keeping a pet loose in the car can pose risks, such as small dogs crawling into the footwell and interfering with the brake or pedal, larger pets blocking your view, or, in the case of an accident, unrestrained pets could be crushed by airbags or thrown out.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Hanney testified investigators collected crash data from each vehicles' airbag control modules.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Chinese media reports say the system works almost like an airbag.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Airbag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airbag. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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