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or air bag
: a bag that is inflated with air typically for use as a cushion or safety device
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: such a bag installed in an automobile as a safety device designed to inflate automatically in case of collision
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Meanwhile, the Tricity 300, which now comes with airbags, isn’t even playing the same game with around 28 hp and 21 lb-ft (29 Nm) of torque.
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New Atlas, 11 Apr. 2026
Regardless of how the capsule lands, five giant airbags will be inflated with helium at the top of the capsule to help keep it upright as recovery crews work to secure the spacecraft and prepare to extract the astronauts.
—Tom Costello, NBC news, 10 Apr. 2026
The capsule will then splashdown in the ocean, after which five orange airbags will inflate around the top of the spacecraft and flip the capsule into an upright position.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Ford is recalling 3,170 Maverick trucks and Bronco Sport SUVs due to faulty occupant detection sensors for front-passenger airbags which could result in a failure to deploy when intended, per Autoblog.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 8 Apr. 2026
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New Atlas, 11 Apr. 2026
Regardless of how the capsule lands, five giant airbags will be inflated with helium at the top of the capsule to help keep it upright as recovery crews work to secure the spacecraft and prepare to extract the astronauts.
—Tom Costello, NBC news, 10 Apr. 2026
The capsule will then splashdown in the ocean, after which five orange airbags will inflate around the top of the spacecraft and flip the capsule into an upright position.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Ford is recalling 3,170 Maverick trucks and Bronco Sport SUVs due to faulty occupant detection sensors for front-passenger airbags which could result in a failure to deploy when intended, per Autoblog.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Airbag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airbag. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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