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air cushion
[ air koosh-uhn ]
air cushion
noun
- an inflatable cushion, usually made of rubber or plastic
- the pocket of air that supports a hovercraft
- a form of pneumatic suspension consisting of a constricted volume of air See also air spring
Other Words From
- air-cush·ioned adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of air cushion1
Example Sentences
These chairs are loaded with high-tech features such as heating and cooling elements, air cushions for better blood flow, and even smartphone apps to help you manage your relaxation.
Some massage chairs will also use air cushions to massage calves and hips.
Captain Pond clapped a thumb over the orifice of his air-cushion, and heaved a sigh as he thought of Sergeant Fugler.
Automatic Air Cushion gently assists nature in drawing together the broken parts.
Both butter and eggs went higher, and Jack's rubber air-cushion sprung such a leak that it collapsed hopelessly.
The turbine howled as the driver gunned us up on the air cushion and sent us skimming away.
Aunt Harriet's mind had brooded all day over the air-cushion as mournfully as a hart's tongue over a well.
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