airbagn.
/ˈɛːbaɡ/, U.S. /ˈɛrˌbæɡ/ A bag inflated with air, esp. one in a motor vehicle designed to inflate upon impact so as to cushion the vehicle's occupants in a collision, or (U.S.) one built into a vehicle to improve the suspension.
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the world > life > the body > respiratory organs > [noun] > lungs
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the world > animals > animal body > general parts > internal organs and systems > [noun] > lung or gill > air-sac
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > air-bag inflated on impact
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > steering, suspension, or wheels > springs, etc., supporting chassis > other suspension components
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1782 A. Monro Ess. Compar. Anat. (ed. 3) 60 in Monro's Anat. Human Bones (new ed.) The construction and dilatation of the air-bag.
1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 99 The air-bags, for they scarcely deserve the name of lungs.
a1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. I. 769/1 An india-rubber air-bag.
a1884 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Suppl. 12/2 Air bags for raising sunken ships were tried..in 1851.
1948 ‘N. Shute’ No Highway vii. 175 There's no equipment here to lift an aircraft of this size. We've got no air bags.
1966 Science 21 Jan. 278 We are exploring an alternative possibility—airbags about the passengers..that would inflate automatically if sensors detect a potential accident situation.
1970 Guardian Weekly 5 Sept. 16/3 Volvo engineers are a little worried that the airbag..will be imposed on them before their own very detailed examination of its value and feasibility has been completed.
1971 M. Tak Truck Talk 1 Air bag, a device on tag axles that utilizes air pressure in the suspension system.
1983 Truckin' Life July 64/2 The truck came fitted with steel leaf springs on the steering axle and full airbags on the tandem.
1984 Guardian 22 Oct. 22/8 The clearly defined degree of protection universally provided by a lap-and-diagonal seat belt is complemented by a mini airbag in the steering wheel boss.
2004 VW Motoring Jan. 16/2 Passive safety isn't compromised either, with twin front and side airbags (passenger airbags are deactivatable)..as standard.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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