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
Examples of airbag in a Sentence
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One of the airbags deployed in the Silverado, according to the report.
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Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2024
The parent company of Chrysler and Dodge is recalling a total of 318,000 vehicles over airbag parts that can potentially shatter and cause injury.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 22 Mar. 2024
Dealers will replace both side airbags free of charge, the recall notice states.
—Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2024
Consider the Takata airbag recall, which started more than a decade ago.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 8 Mar. 2024
Both men were experienced at skiing in the back country, away from official trails, the Sheriff’s Office said, and they were properly equipped; Mr. Burks’s airbag deployed.
—Victor Mather, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024
However, airbags, pretensioners and load limiters have drastically reduced the gender gap in the fatality risk of a crash.
—Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
Of these, about 1 million vehicles were recalled in December because of a defective airbag sensor, which could prevent the airbag from deploying in a crash.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Did the airbags fire correctly and prevent a dummy from hitting a hard object in the vehicle?
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 27 Feb. 2024
Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2024
The parent company of Chrysler and Dodge is recalling a total of 318,000 vehicles over airbag parts that can potentially shatter and cause injury.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 22 Mar. 2024
Dealers will replace both side airbags free of charge, the recall notice states.
—Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2024
Consider the Takata airbag recall, which started more than a decade ago.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 8 Mar. 2024
Both men were experienced at skiing in the back country, away from official trails, the Sheriff’s Office said, and they were properly equipped; Mr. Burks’s airbag deployed.
—Victor Mather, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024
However, airbags, pretensioners and load limiters have drastically reduced the gender gap in the fatality risk of a crash.
—Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
Of these, about 1 million vehicles were recalled in December because of a defective airbag sensor, which could prevent the airbag from deploying in a crash.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Did the airbags fire correctly and prevent a dummy from hitting a hard object in the vehicle?
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 27 Feb. 2024
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“Airbag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airbag. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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