air inflating

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• Air hose — Air hoses are used in underwater diving (e.g., scuba diving) to carry air from the surface or from air tanks or diving pumps to the diver. Air hoses are therefore a necessary part of standard diving dress and any type of surface supplied diving… …   Wikipedia

• air bag — air′ bag n. aum an inflatable plastic bag mounted in the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle: it cushions the driver and passengers by inflating automatically in the event of a collision • Etymology: 1965–70 …   From formal English to slang

• Air mattress — An air mattress is an inflatable mattress/sleeping pad. [ [http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=air%20mattress Air mattress] (definition on Princeton WordNet. Accessed 2008 08 10.)] Due to its buoyancy, it is also often used as a toy… …   Wikipedia

• air bed — a bed made by inflating a mattresslike bag. * * * air bed UK US noun [countable] [singular air bed plural air beds] a mattress (=plastic or cloth bag) that you fill with air to make a type of temporary bed …   Useful english dictionary

• Inflating — Inflate In*flate , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inflated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inflating}.] 1. To swell or distend with air or gas; to dilate; to expand; to enlarge; as, to inflate a bladder; to inflate the lungs. [1913 Webster] When passion s tumults in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• air bag — noun a safety restraint in an automobile; the bag inflates on collision and prevents the driver or passenger from being thrown forward • Hypernyms: ↑bag, ↑restraint, ↑constraint • Part Holonyms: ↑car, ↑auto, ↑automobile, ↑machine, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• air bag — an inflatable plastic bag mounted under the dashboard or on the back of the front seat of a car: it cushions the driver and passengers by inflating automatically in the event of collision. [1830 40, for an earlier sense] * * * …   Universalium

• air bed — a bed made by inflating a mattresslike bag. * * * …   Universalium

• inflating — in·flate || ɪn fleɪt v. expand; widen; fill with air or gas; swell; increase; cause inflation, raise price …   English contemporary dictionary

• Fulton surface-to-air recovery system — The Fulton surface to air recovery system (STARS) is a system used by the United States Air Force and United States Navy for retrieving persons on the ground from a MC 130E Combat Talon I aircraft. It involves using an overall type harness and a… …   Wikipedia

• self-inflating — /sɛlf ɪnˈfleɪtɪŋ/ (say self in flayting) adjective automatically inflating, as of an air bed, tyre, etc …