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air cushion

[ air koosh-uhn ]

noun

  1. an inflatable, airtight cushion.


air cushion

noun

  1. an inflatable cushion, usually made of rubber or plastic
  2. the pocket of air that supports a hovercraft
  3. a form of pneumatic suspension consisting of a constricted volume of air See also air spring
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of air cushion1

First recorded in 1830–40
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Then they determine whether the empty space is necessary for protecting the product — like the air cushion at the top of a half-full bag of potato chips, for instance — or serving other functions.

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For orders originating from the EU, where the European Commission has proposed plastic reduction requirements for e-commerce, Amazon has said it no longer uses single-use plastic bags, pouches, or air cushions.

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Created by Japanese makers of gaming hardware and peripherals, Bauhütte, the device uses 15 heated air cushions to supposedly simulate the feeling of a real massage and, well, why the hell not.

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She will raise the air cushion above the saj and invert it, letting the dough settle on the hot dome.

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The vibrations, about 100 cycles a second, caused bubbles injected into the liquid to be pushed downward, forming an air cushion below the levitating liquid.

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