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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Modern cars are larger partly because of airbags, crumple zones and air conditioning units, but also because consumers prefer larger motor vehicles—hence the success of SUVs.
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Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Mazda began investigating the issue after someone within the U.S. market reported an airbag warning light issue in June 2024.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 7 June 2025
While the victim was in the car and disoriented from airbags deploying, Oprian allegedly walked to the victim’s car and struck it numerous times with a hatchet, shattering its windshield.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 5 June 2025
By comparison, Waymo’s driverless vehicles only got into 13 airbag crashes.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Mar. 2025
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Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Mazda began investigating the issue after someone within the U.S. market reported an airbag warning light issue in June 2024.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 7 June 2025
While the victim was in the car and disoriented from airbags deploying, Oprian allegedly walked to the victim’s car and struck it numerous times with a hatchet, shattering its windshield.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 5 June 2025
By comparison, Waymo’s driverless vehicles only got into 13 airbag crashes.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Airbag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airbag. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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