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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But if a person was in a car crash with no airbag, her jaw could shatter.
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Victoria Barry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
In cars, those chips are used to connect the battery to motors, for lights and sensors, for braking systems, airbag controllers, entertainment systems and electric windows.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2025
The outlet also reports that several of the skiers deployed avalanche airbags during the incident, while rescue efforts included more than 250 emergency personnel, including a rescue helicopter, avalanche dogs and the alpine police.
—Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
Takeoff is booster assisted, and landing is achieved with parachutes combined with dispensable airbags.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 Nov. 2025
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Victoria Barry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
In cars, those chips are used to connect the battery to motors, for lights and sensors, for braking systems, airbag controllers, entertainment systems and electric windows.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2025
The outlet also reports that several of the skiers deployed avalanche airbags during the incident, while rescue efforts included more than 250 emergency personnel, including a rescue helicopter, avalanche dogs and the alpine police.
—Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
Takeoff is booster assisted, and landing is achieved with parachutes combined with dispensable airbags.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 Nov. 2025
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“Airbag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airbag. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.
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