airbag

noun

air·bag ˈer-ˌbag

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

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Jabbar fired from behind an airbag at close range with the muzzle flash clearly visible. —

Matthew Impelli, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025 One officer drive into Davis's bumper to attempt to stop him, but Davis managed to get away and turned his vehicle back around to face east on West National Avenue, striking a police vehicle in the progress and causing its airbags to deploy. —

Adrienne Davis, Journal Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2024 After the crash, both vehicles came to a stop in the westbound lane of traffic, according to police, who said that airbags were deployed in Padgett's car. —

Charna Flam, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024 Fine tuning the airbag system has been an ongoing process and the suspension is the subject of much testing. —

Aaron Turpen, New Atlas, 31 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for airbag