air cushionn.

Brit.

/ˈɛː ˌkʊʃn/, U.S.

/ˈɛr ˌkʊʃən/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: air n.¹, cushion n.

Etymology: < air n.¹ + cushion n. Compare German Luftkissen (1832 or earlier in sense 1, 1849 or earlier in sense 2).

1. A cushion which is inflated with air rather than being filled with a stuffing material.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > support or rest > [noun] > cushion > air-cushion

air cushion1818

pneu1923

1818 S. T. Coleridge in Misc. Crit. (1936) 57 Thus the air-cushions, though perhaps only lately brought into use, were invented in idea in 16–1700.

1831 F. Salmon Pract. Observ. Prolapsus Rectum v. 22 A seat made of cane network, or an air cushion, should supply the place of that which is generally used.

1919 Outing Mar. 334/2 There is no rolling around on the Comfort Sleeping Pocket, such as is sometimes true of air cushions.

1958 Nursing (St. John Ambulance Assoc.) iii. 39 Air rings and air cushions are use to relieve pressure on the patient's buttocks and thus help to prevent bedsores.

2003 Business Rev. Weekly 6 Nov. 79 Imagine rolling through lush green paddocks in a giant inflatable plastic sphere... Zorbonauts are protected by a 70-centimetre air cushion built around the inner ball chamber.

2. A layer or body of air that provides support or absorbs shock; spec. an artificially generated layer of air supporting a hovercraft or similar vehicle. Cf. cushion n. 3d.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > gas > air > [noun] > elasticity of air > body of air acting as buffer or support

air pillow1828

air cushion1853

cushion1891

1853 Sci. Amer. 12 Feb. 176/4 The further escape of air being prevented, the piston is stopped by the air-cushion.

1882 Harper's Mag. Nov. 890/1 The rapidity of the descent of the platform had compressed the air so as to form an air-cushion which had broken the violence of the fall.

1930 F. D. Jones Ingenious Mechanisms I. ix. 270 The momentum..is gradually checked..by air cushions or ‘air springs’. A plunger enters a cylinder..and air is compressed to arrest the movement.

1962 New Scientist 19 Apr. 79/2 The air cushion of the VA-3 is derived from peripheral and intersecting slots.

1997 Sci. Amer. Oct. 71/2 Later we switched to a pneumatic suspension: air cushions take the place of some of the steel springs and provide better insulation from vibrations.

Compounds

C1. General attributive.

ΚΠ

1882 Harper's Mag. Nov. 890/2 This air-cushion device is now universally used in connection with dumb-waiters.

1948 Life 6 Sept. 2/3 (advt.) Porto-ped air cushion shoes... Yields with every step.

1960 Aeroplane 99 770/1 This new craft has, in fact, been designed to enable operators to obtain practical experience with air-cushion craft ‘in the field’.

2003 Mountain, Trek & Trav. Catal. (Ellis Brigham) Autumn–Winter 69/2 The sole unit consists of a compression moulded EVA footframe, air cushion midsole and Vibram Octogrip outsole.

C2.

air cushion vehicle n. a vehicle or craft that is supported by an artificially produced cushion of air underneath it; a hovercraft; abbreviated ACV.

ΚΠ

1958 U.S. Patent 2,859,046 1 (title) Stabilizer beam structure for air cushion vehicle suspension.

1965 Guardian 5 Jan. 3/3 Air cushion vehicles—or hovercraft, if you prefer the term.

1976 J. Lukasiewicz Railway Game 229 Intercity services would benefit from application of fast rail rather than introduction of new technologies, such as tracked air cushion vehicles.

1996 Marine Engineers Rev. Oct. 25/3 The SSC Rules cater for..hydrofoils and air cushion vehicles.

Derivatives

ˈair-cushioned adj. provided with an air cushion or cushions; cushioned with air.

ΚΠ

1846 ‘Lord Chief Baron’ Swell's Night Guide (new ed.) p. vii/2 Reclining upon the voluptuous air-cushioned couch of the lively courtezan.

1908 Washington Post 1 Dec. 1/7 The heavily laden car rebounded..after it struck the air-cushioned bottom of the shaft.

1971 Guardian 18 Feb. 1/2 The hovertrains, known as tracked air-cushioned vehicles, will travel..at more than 150 m.p.h.

2000 Ralph 7 July 104 German doctor Klaus Maertens conceived the shoe's air-cushioned sole.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	air cushion
释义	air cushionn. Brit. /ˈɛː ˌkʊʃn/, U.S. /ˈɛr ˌkʊʃən/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: air n.¹, cushion n. Etymology: < air n.¹ + cushion n. Compare German Luftkissen (1832 or earlier in sense 1, 1849 or earlier in sense 2). 1. A cushion which is inflated with air rather than being filled with a stuffing material. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > support or rest > [noun] > cushion > air-cushion air cushion1818 pneu1923 1818 S. T. Coleridge in Misc. Crit. (1936) 57 Thus the air-cushions, though perhaps only lately brought into use, were invented in idea in 16–1700. 1831 F. Salmon Pract. Observ. Prolapsus Rectum v. 22 A seat made of cane network, or an air cushion, should supply the place of that which is generally used. 1919 Outing Mar. 334/2 There is no rolling around on the Comfort Sleeping Pocket, such as is sometimes true of air cushions. 1958 Nursing (St. John Ambulance Assoc.) iii. 39 Air rings and air cushions are use to relieve pressure on the patient's buttocks and thus help to prevent bedsores. 2003 Business Rev. Weekly 6 Nov. 79 Imagine rolling through lush green paddocks in a giant inflatable plastic sphere... Zorbonauts are protected by a 70-centimetre air cushion built around the inner ball chamber. 2. A layer or body of air that provides support or absorbs shock; spec. an artificially generated layer of air supporting a hovercraft or similar vehicle. Cf. cushion n. 3d. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > gas > air > [noun] > elasticity of air > body of air acting as buffer or support air pillow1828 air cushion1853 cushion1891 1853 Sci. Amer. 12 Feb. 176/4 The further escape of air being prevented, the piston is stopped by the air-cushion. 1882 Harper's Mag. Nov. 890/1 The rapidity of the descent of the platform had compressed the air so as to form an air-cushion which had broken the violence of the fall. 1930 F. D. Jones Ingenious Mechanisms I. ix. 270 The momentum..is gradually checked..by air cushions or ‘air springs’. A plunger enters a cylinder..and air is compressed to arrest the movement. 1962 New Scientist 19 Apr. 79/2 The air cushion of the VA-3 is derived from peripheral and intersecting slots. 1997 Sci. Amer. Oct. 71/2 Later we switched to a pneumatic suspension: air cushions take the place of some of the steel springs and provide better insulation from vibrations. Compounds C1. General attributive. ΚΠ 1882 Harper's Mag. Nov. 890/2 This air-cushion device is now universally used in connection with dumb-waiters. 1948 Life 6 Sept. 2/3 (advt.) Porto-ped air cushion shoes... Yields with every step. 1960 Aeroplane 99 770/1 This new craft has, in fact, been designed to enable operators to obtain practical experience with air-cushion craft ‘in the field’. 2003 Mountain, Trek & Trav. Catal. (Ellis Brigham) Autumn–Winter 69/2 The sole unit consists of a compression moulded EVA footframe, air cushion midsole and Vibram Octogrip outsole. C2. air cushion vehicle n. a vehicle or craft that is supported by an artificially produced cushion of air underneath it; a hovercraft; abbreviated ACV. ΚΠ 1958 U.S. Patent 2,859,046 1 (title) Stabilizer beam structure for air cushion vehicle suspension. 1965 Guardian 5 Jan. 3/3 Air cushion vehicles—or hovercraft, if you prefer the term. 1976 J. Lukasiewicz Railway Game 229 Intercity services would benefit from application of fast rail rather than introduction of new technologies, such as tracked air cushion vehicles. 1996 Marine Engineers Rev. Oct. 25/3 The SSC Rules cater for..hydrofoils and air cushion vehicles. Derivatives ˈair-cushioned adj. provided with an air cushion or cushions; cushioned with air. ΚΠ 1846 ‘Lord Chief Baron’ Swell's Night Guide (new ed.) p. vii/2 Reclining upon the voluptuous air-cushioned couch of the lively courtezan. 1908 Washington Post 1 Dec. 1/7 The heavily laden car rebounded..after it struck the air-cushioned bottom of the shaft. 1971 Guardian 18 Feb. 1/2 The hovertrains, known as tracked air-cushioned vehicles, will travel..at more than 150 m.p.h. 2000 Ralph 7 July 104 German doctor Klaus Maertens conceived the shoe's air-cushioned sole. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1818
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