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Answer for the clue "Car safety device ", 7 letters:
air bag

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Word definitions for air bag in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (alternative spelling of airbag English).

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a safety restraint in an automobile; the bag inflates on collision and prevents the driver or passenger from being thrown forward

Usage examples of air bag.

Edden hit the dash so hard it was a wonder the air bag didn't come out.

It all happened silently and very, very slowly, and when the car, at some point several minutes into the crash, slammed into some sort of a momentous object - he wasn't sure exactly what, but he had the sense that he was a great distance from the roadway proper at this point, and that the car hadn't been properly horizontal for a long, long time - he actually saw the air bag unfurl before him, fluttering like a white flag raised in a hurricane.

As the Expedition churned across the crumbling face of the upgrade, Jilly jammed her feet harder against the dashboard, wondering where the impact air bag might be stowed, dreading what would happen if the bag was in the dashboard and if it exploded around her feet, wondering whether it would jam her knees into her face, whether it would rupture around her shoes and spew skin-peeling hot gas at high pressure across her entire body.

The air bag had deployed, undoubtedly saving her from serious injury.

The kind of unconscious expletive you come out with when you see a car coming at you broadside and you know it's too late to do anything but brace yourself for the impact and hope the seat belt and air bag are enough to save you.