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air cushion
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air cushion
1. the pocket of air that supports a hovercraft
2. a form of pneumatic suspension consisting of a constricted volume of air

air cushion [′er ‚ku̇sh·ən]
(mechanical engineering)
A mechanical device using trapped air to arrest motion without shock.


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Wittmann's new W 702 series sprue pickers feature vibration-absorbing air cushions on the kick stroke and a pneumatic shock absorber on the vertical axis.
The 450-seat theatre can provide thrust, proscenium or in-the-round stages, using moveable seating and stage units running on air cushions.
The Los Angeles Fire Department inflated giant air cushions beneath the freeway bridge and California Highway Patrol officers closed all southbound freeway lanes.
 
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