air spring
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air spring
n
(Mechanical Engineering) mechanical engineering an enclosed pocket of air used to absorb shock or sudden fluctuations of load
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| Noun | 1. | air spring - a mechanical device using confined air to absorb the shock of motion cushion, shock absorber, shock - a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses; "the old car needed a new set of shocks" |
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