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AIR CUSHION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cushion usually made of rubber or plastic that can be inflated
Synonyms:
air cushion; inflatable cushion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("air cushion" is a kind of...):
cushion (a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc.)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A mechanical device using confined air to absorb the shock of motion
Synonyms:
air cushion; air spring
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("air cushion" is a kind of...):
cushion; shock; shock absorber (a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The trapped air that supports a hovercraft a short distance above the water or ground
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("air cushion" is a kind of...):
compressed air (air at a pressure greater than that of the atmosphere)
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