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air bag

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air bag
n.
1. An automotive passive restraint consisting of a bag that is designed to inflate upon collision and prevent passengers from pitching forward.
2. A large inflatable bag made of strong rubber, used by rescue workers to lift a vehicle or heavy machinery or debris that has fallen upon or otherwise trapped a victim.

air bag
n
(Engineering / Automotive Engineering) a safety device in a car, consisting of a bag that inflates automatically in an accident and prevents the passengers from being thrown forwards
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Noun1.air bag - a safety restraint in an automobile; the bag inflates on collision and prevents the driver or passenger from being thrown forward
bag - a flexible container with a single opening; "he stuffed his laundry into a large bag"
auto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work"
constraint, restraint - a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted"
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Key statement: The hose is placed in an air bag apparatus for side collision and distributes the inflator gas upon operation of the air bag.
com) a lot of the hardware and software needed are already in place in the form of electronic control units for air bag modules.
A near-deployment event is an event severe enough to wake up the air-bag sensing algorithm, but not severe enough to deploy the air bags.
 
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