airbag
airbag — noun
1. a folded cushion built into the steering wheel, dashboard, or seat of a vehicle
a folded cushion built into the steering wheel, dashboard, or seat of a vehicle that pops open and fills with gas the moment a crash happens, so that the driver and passengers do not hit the hard interior.
Nikolai walked away from the crash because the driver's airbag opened in time.
subject of the verb 'open': airbag opened
The mechanic warned Bram that the airbag in his old van might not deploy properly.
collocation: airbag + deploy
Modern family cars often have six airbags, including ones in the side doors.
Camille was bruised on her face and chest after the airbag hit her at high speed.
Never place a baby seat in the front, because the airbag can hurt a small child.
- safety cushion
descriptive, non-technical phrase; rarely used in manuals
- supplemental restraint
formal automotive engineering term, often shortened to SRS on dashboards
文法句型
airbag + verb (deploy/inflate/go off)
the [position] airbag
用法筆記
Almost always countable and concrete. Subject of verbs like deploy, inflate, go off, open, save; object of disable, replace, recall. Position is named with prepositional phrase ('the airbag in the steering wheel') rather than with a compound noun.