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cushion

1. the resilient felt-covered rim of a billiard table

2. short for air cushion

3. a capital, used in Byzantine, Romanesque, and Norman architecture, in the form of a bowl with a square top

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cushion [′ku̇sh·ən]

(petroleum engineering)

A volume of water, drilling fluid, or compressed gas injected into the drill pipe or tubing to control both annular and formation pressures.

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cushion

1. A convex element resembling a pad.

2. A corbel for roofing, a padstone.

3. Padding, as around glass, to reduce the effects of vibration and abrasion.

4. A piece of timber acting as a cushion or buffer to resist or receive the force of another part of the framing; a cushion piece.