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Air cushion   /ɛr kˈʊʃən/   Listen
Air cushion

noun
1.
The trapped air that supports a hovercraft a short distance above the water or ground.
2.
A mechanical device using confined air to absorb the shock of motion.  Synonym: air spring.
3.
A cushion usually made of rubber or plastic that can be inflated.  Synonym: inflatable cushion.





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"Air cushion" Quotes from Famous Books



... speak of, or her stomach is caved in where there should be a fullness, is the giving of less prominence to the purely intellectual side of her education going to do away with these defects, or fill up the waste places and make them glad? Not much! A sack of canary seed, or a rubber air cushion, or a bale of cotton, beats the Boston idea all hollow, and we will leave it to anybody ...
— Peck's Sunshine - Being a Collection of Articles Written for Peck's Sun, - Milwaukee, Wis. - 1882 • George W. Peck


Words linked to "Air cushion" :   shock, cushion, air spring, shock absorber, compressed air, inflatable cushion


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