airbag

noun air·bag \ ˈer-ˌbag \

variants: or air bag

Definition of airbag

: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

Recent Examples of airbag from the Web

In May 2015, Japanese supplier Takata announced that its potentially defective airbags were in nearly 34 million vehicles.

— maria carter, Country Living, "Nissan May Owe You $500 If You Own One of These Models," 14 Aug. 2017
At least one car involved had airbags deployed around interior of car.

— chicago tribune staff, chicagotribune.com, "At least 3 hurt in crash on I-290 west of downtown," 1 Aug. 2017
The airbags are in 60 makes of cars sold in Australia, including Honda (hmc, -0.65%) and Toyota.

— reuters, Fortune, "Australia’s Consumer Watchdog Is Investigating the Takata Airbag Recall After Another Death," 23 July 2017
My assistant, however, had to be taken to the emergency because the airbag in the car broke his thumb.

— dave quinn, PEOPLE.com, "‘Not a Scratch’: Joe Jackson ‘Safe and Healthy’ After Minor Car Crash in Las Vegas," 30 June 2017
This spring, wood and burlap walls were built around the root system, then steel pipes and airbags lifted the massive tree into position.

— jason daley, Smithsonian, "Watch a 100-foot Tall Giant Sequoia Get Transplanted in Boise," 27 June 2017
Takata's faulty airbag inflators, which can blast shrapnel into drivers and passengers, were linked to 11 deaths and resulted in tens of millions of recalls.

— doug criss, CNN, "5 things for Monday, June 26: Senate health bill, Russia, disasters," 26 June 2017
The occupants of both vehicles were wearing seat belts and airbags deployed in both vehicles, the release said.

— Elgin Courier-News, "Two Elgin men killed in McHenry County crash," 24 May 2017
Even as it was stuffed with computers, airbags, sensors, and bulky infotainment unit, the baseline Camaro went from roughly 4,000 pounds in 1976 to about 3,400 pounds in 2017.

— kyle stock, Bloomberg.com, "America’s Cars Are Suddenly Getting Faster and More Efficient," 17 May 2017

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