- driver air bag
- original type of air bag, designed to protect the driver from being hurled into the steering wheel and instrument panel
Dictionary of automotive terms. 2015.
driver air bag
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air bag — A device which is part of the passive safety system. In the event of an accident, sensors will cause the airbag to be deployed so that your head will be pillowed by the bag instead of hitting the dash. Also see driver air bag passenger side air… … Dictionary of automotive terms
air bag — air ,bag noun count a bag in a car that immediately fills with air if the car crashes, to protect the driver and passengers … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
air bag — air′ bag n. aum an inflatable plastic bag mounted in the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle: it cushions the driver and passengers by inflating automatically in the event of a collision • Etymology: 1965–70 … From formal English to slang
air bag — noun a safety restraint in an automobile; the bag inflates on collision and prevents the driver or passenger from being thrown forward • Hypernyms: ↑bag, ↑restraint, ↑constraint • Part Holonyms: ↑car, ↑auto, ↑automobile, ↑machine, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Air bag — A bag that fills with air, designed for frontal impact crashes, the kind of crashes which account for more than half of all passenger vehicle occupant deaths. Air bags are designed to limit head and chest injuries. But they only supplement safety … Medical dictionary
air bag — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms air bag : singular air bag plural air bags a bag in a car that immediately fills with air if the car crashes, to protect the driver and passengers … English dictionary
air bag — an inflatable plastic bag mounted under the dashboard or on the back of the front seat of a car: it cushions the driver and passengers by inflating automatically in the event of collision. [1830 40, for an earlier sense] * * * … Universalium
bag — See air bag courier bag cruiser bag driver air bag passenger side air bag shot bag side impact air bag tank bag … Dictionary of automotive terms
air — [1] Abbreviation for air conditioner. [2] A bicycling or motorcycling term describing the space or gap between the tires and the ground when the bike takes a jump. Both tires must be off the ground before it can be called air as in the expression … Dictionary of automotive terms
Air suspension — is a type of vehicle suspension powered by an engine driven or electric air pump or compressor. This pump pressurizes the air, using compressed air as a spring. Air suspension replaces conventional steel springs. If the engine is left off for an… … Wikipedia
