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HEAD RESTRAINT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does head restraint mean?
• HEAD RESTRAINT (noun)
The noun HEAD RESTRAINT has 1 sense:
1. a cushion attached to the top of the back of an automobile's seat to prevent whiplash
Familiarity information: HEAD RESTRAINT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cushion attached to the top of the back of an automobile's seat to prevent whiplash
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
head restraint; headrest
Hypernyms ("head restraint" is a kind of...):
cushion (a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc.)
Holonyms ("head restraint" is a part of...):
car seat (a seat in a car)
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