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air bag

air bag is the alternative spelling of airbag.

Meaning of airbag

Noun

airbag (plural airbags)

  1. 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 life1997, “Airbag”, in OK Computer, performed by Radiohead
  2. 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
  3. (slang) A person who talks too much; a windbag or gossip.

Forms of air bag

pluralair bags

Questions about air bag

What is air bag the alternative spelling of?
Air bag is the alternative spelling of airbag.

Words near air bag in the dictionary

  1. air admittance vent
  2. air admittance vents
  3. air ambulance
  4. air ambulance helicopter
  5. air ambulances
  6. air bag
  7. air bags
  8. air ball
  9. air balls
  10. air bangs
  11. air base

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