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AIR SPRING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does air spring mean? 

AIR SPRING (noun)
  The noun AIR SPRING has 1 sense:

1. a mechanical device using confined air to absorb the shock of motionplay

  Familiarity information: AIR SPRING used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


AIR SPRING (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

air cushion; air spring

Hypernyms ("air spring" is a kind of...):

cushion; shock; shock absorber (a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses)


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