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air cush·ion

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. air cushionnoun

    the trapped air that supports a hovercraft a short distance above the water or ground

  2. air cushion, air springnoun

    a mechanical device using confined air to absorb the shock of motion

  3. air cushion, inflatable cushionnoun

    a cushion usually made of rubber or plastic that can be inflated

Wiktionary

  1. air cushionnoun

    a layer of trapped air that supports a hovercraft

  2. air cushionnoun

    a shock absorber that uses an air chamber

  3. air cushionnoun

    a rubber or plastic inflatable cushion

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  1. air cushion

    An air cushion refers to a layer, barrier, or space filled with air serving as a form of shock absorbent or support. It can be found in various objects and devices such as shoes, seats, packaging materials, and vehicles like hovercrafts, providing comfort, protection, or functionality.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of air cushion in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of air cushion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of air cushion in a Sentence

  1. Robert Bleischwitz:

    The fans in front help to produce an air cushion, because the wing is tilted like a wedge and so the air is trapped below the wing surface and like a hovercraft it can elevate up at the beginning, so it can really lift off at nearly zero speed. And later you can tilt these thrusters in the front to get into a more streamlined, so which is then in the performance, better. So you use tillable rotors in the front to lift off at lower speed and fly at higher speed.


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