air spring

/ɛər sprɪŋ/
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Other forms: air springs

Definitions of air spring
  1. noun
    a mechanical device using confined air to absorb the shock of motion
    synonyms: air cushion
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    type of:
    cushion, shock, shock absorber
    a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
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