airbag en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From air + bag.
Meanings
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A protective system in automobiles in which when a crash occurs, a bag containing nitrogen, formed by the explosive decomposition of sodium azide, quickly inflates in front of the driver or passenger, preventing injury to the head. Side air bags, including the back seat passengers, also prevent injury.
In a fast German car / I'm amazed that I survived / An airbag saved my life
1997, “Airbag”, in OK Computer, performed by Radiohead:However, the challenges for the railway world are much greater than for automotive as we generally have more occupants, higher speeds, greater masses, higher energies, and an absence of seatbelts or airbags to contend with.
2021 December 29, Dominique Louis, “Causal analysis: crashworthiness at Sandilands”, in RAIL, number 947, page 32:
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A similar inflated bag used in performing stunts, or for lifting objects in firefighting, etc.
As part of a scene in a movie, a stuntman falls from the top of a 95-foot-tall building into a large airbag directly below him on the ground, as shown in Figure 15-3.
2005, Alan Tussy, R. Gustafson, Developmental Mathematics for College Students, page 1030:
- (slang) A person who talks too much; a windbag or gossip.
Forms
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Deriveds
Translations (60)
af lugsak (protective system in automobiles) · sv airbag (protective system in automobiles) · it cuscino d'aria (protective system in automobiles) · it airbag (protective system in automobiles) · az təhlükəsizlik yastığı (protective system in automobiles) · kk қауіпсіздік көпшігі (protective system in automobiles) · ka უსაფრთხოების ბალიში (protective system in automobiles) · th ถุงลมนิรภัย (protective system in automobiles) · es bolsa de aire (protective system in automobiles) · es bolsa aérea (protective system in automobiles) · cmn 安全氣囊 /安全气囊 (protective system in automobiles) · pl poduszka powietrzna (protective system in automobiles) · da airbag (protective system in automobiles) · de Airbag (protective system in automobiles) · es airbag (protective system in automobiles) · ca coixí de seguretat (protective system in automobiles) · hy անվտանգության բարձիկ (protective system in automobiles) · fr coussin gonflable (protective system in automobiles) · pt airbag (protective system in automobiles) · es bolsa neumática (protective system in automobiles) · de Prallkissen (protective system in automobiles) · be паду́шка бяспе́кі (protective system in automobiles) · ca airbag (protective system in automobiles) · ro pernă de aer (protective system in automobiles) · fa کیسِهٔ هَوا (protective system in automobiles) · it cuscino salvavita (protective system in automobiles) · uk поду́шка безпе́ки (protective system in automobiles) · es erbag (protective system in automobiles) · eo aersako (protective system in automobiles) · nl luchtzak (protective system in automobiles) · sv krockkudde (protective system in automobiles) · tr hava yastığı (protective system in automobiles) · is loftpúði (protective system in automobiles) · ka აირბალიში (protective system in automobiles) · nn kollisjonspute (protective system in automobiles) · hu légzsák (protective system in automobiles) · nl airbag (protective system in automobiles) · nb kollisjonspute (protective system in automobiles) · io aerosako (protective system in automobiles) · ar وِسَادَة هَوَائِيَّة (protective system in automobiles) · ms beg keselamatan (protective system in automobiles) · ru поду́шка безопа́сности (protective system in automobiles) · fi turvatyyny (protective system in automobiles) · fr airbag (protective system in automobiles) · el αερόσακος (protective system in automobiles) · tg болишти бехатарӣ (protective system in automobiles) · ms beg udara (protective system in automobiles) · sh zračni jastuk (protective system in automobiles) · mn аюулгүйн дэр (protective system in automobiles) · et turvapadi (protective system in automobiles) · nrf ballon dé sauveté (protective system in automobiles) · ko 에어백 (protective system in automobiles) · id kantung udara (protective system in automobiles) · bg възду́шна възгла́вница (protective system in automobiles) · tg кисаи ҳаво (protective system in automobiles) · lt oro pagalvė (protective system in automobiles) · hi एयरबैग (protective system in automobiles) · lv drošības spilvens (protective system in automobiles) · ja エアバッグ (protective system in automobiles) · fr coussin gonflable de sécurité (protective system in automobiles)