air bag
Inflatable safety device
An air bag is a safety device in vehicles—a fabric bag that inflates rapidly on impact to cushion occupants during a collision.
Air bags deploy from the steering wheel, dashboard, or sides of the car: The air bag saved her life in the crash.
Also spelled airbag.
- inflateFill with gas
- autoSelf, in compounds
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- side impactCollision from the flank
- car crashVehicular collision incident
safety · safety feature · deployment · car · sensor · automobile · front seat · collision · crash test · force · nylon · restraint · pop · burst · crash · accelerometer · venting system · steering wheel
- air suspension partscompressor
- airbagsinflator
- inflatablesballoon, pool float, inflatable boat, beach ball, bounce house
- Stuntsstunt, stuntman, stunt double, daredevil, stunt performer
- trampoline parktrampolines, foam pit, nets, springs, spring floor
- deflationballoon, tire, puncture, leak, collapse
vehicle safety mechanism type
air bagseatbelt
Vehicle passenger restraint
seat belt · safety belt · lap belt · shoulder harness · safety harness