shock absorber
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But your baby is safely protected thanks to the amniotic fluid surrounding them, which basically serves as one big shock absorber. — Kaitlin Stanford, Woman's Day, "How to Safely Have Sex During Pregnancy," 18 Apr. 2019 Most of the emergency surgery at Tenneco was done by 1995, and Mr. Mead wanted to go on the offensive, focusing on auto parts, including Monroe shock absorbers, and packaging, with such brands as Hefty bags. — James R. Hagerty, WSJ, "Dana Mead, Retired Army Colonel, Battled to Save Tenneco in the 1990s," 23 Nov. 2018 Multi-link rear suspension includes coil springs, trailing arms, a stabilizer bar, and the same shock absorbers. — John Scott Lewinski, Ars Technica, "Toyota goes beyond boring and beige with the 2018 C-HR crossover," 4 Sep. 2018 Viscoelastic materials are fantastically useful in the modern world: They are used for shoe insoles, ear plugs, shock absorbers and more. — Helen Czerski, WSJ, "The Sugary Coats of Holiday Apples," 15 Nov. 2018 In the years to come, the world may no longer have that shale shock absorber, ending a relatively peaceful decade in oil markets. — Russell Gold, WSJ, "The Shale Boom Calmed Oil Markets, but for How Much Longer?," 26 Oct. 2018 Yoneda’s team’s next-generation improvement plan included new shock absorbers and bushings, front stabilizer bar arrangement, and rear-trailing arms positioned higher to cut floatiness on braking. — Jeff Yip, Houston Chronicle, "Posher, sleeker 2019 Lexus ES will have Apple CarPlay, Amazon Alexa," 16 June 2018 On top of the standard 4Runner equipment, the TRD Pro gets items such as a locking differential, Bilstein shock absorbers with rear remote reservoirs and a front skid plate. — Travis Langness, Edmunds, USA TODAY, "Edmunds: 7 off-roaders that can be driven right off the lot," 11 June 2018 In the handling department, the 2019 Altima is upgraded with monotube rear shock absorbers, suspension reinforcements for better response and suspension geometry adjustments to improve steering feedback and control. — Jeff Yip, Houston Chronicle, "Nissan's all-new 2019 Altima sedan to offer all-wheel-drive, turbo, ProPilot Assist," 30 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'shock absorber.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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