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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Video from the scene showed the Hollywood police cruiser with its airbags deployed, and both doors from the driver's side of the vehicle were removed.
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Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Atlanta is getting a new indoor theme park off Spaghetti Junction with over 50,000 square feet of space for adrenaline-pumping activities like a 35-foot slide, airbag obstacle courses, trampolines, sports courts and carnival-style rides.
—Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 20 May 2026
Greenlight Capital’s David Einhorn compared it to an airbag that works perfectly except in a car accident.
—Gautam Mukunda, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
This covers all seatbelts and airbags within your vehicle, typically for five years or 60,000 miles (though the specifics will vary by maker).
—Kate Tully Ellsworth, USA Today, 18 May 2026
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Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Atlanta is getting a new indoor theme park off Spaghetti Junction with over 50,000 square feet of space for adrenaline-pumping activities like a 35-foot slide, airbag obstacle courses, trampolines, sports courts and carnival-style rides.
—Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 20 May 2026
Greenlight Capital’s David Einhorn compared it to an airbag that works perfectly except in a car accident.
—Gautam Mukunda, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
This covers all seatbelts and airbags within your vehicle, typically for five years or 60,000 miles (though the specifics will vary by maker).
—Kate Tully Ellsworth, USA Today, 18 May 2026
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“Airbag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airbag. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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