Cushion
121air-cushion vehicle — [er′ koosh΄ən] n. a vehicle that travels just above the surface of land or water on a cushion of air provided by a downward jet from its engines, propellers, etc …
122whoopee cushion — [hwoop′ē, woop′ē] n. a device for playing practical jokes, consisting of an air filled pillow with a valve that emits a sound like that of gas being expelled from the bowels when someone sits upon it: also sp. whoopie cushion …
123seat cushion — noun a cushion that makes a seat more comfortable • Hypernyms: ↑cushion …
124coronary cushion — noun also coronary band or coronary ring : a thickened band of extremely vascular tissue that lies at the upper border of the wall of the hoof of the horse and related animals and that plays an important part in the secretion of the horny walls * …
125air-cushion — airˈ cushion noun 1. A cushion that can be inflated 2. A protective barrier, eg between a hovercraft and land or water, formed by down driven air • • • Main Entry: ↑air …
126air cushion vehicle — air cushion vehicle, a vehicle that travels a few feet above the surface of land or water on a cushion of air produced by a system of fans; ground effect machine; hovercraft. Abbr: ACV …
127ground cushion — ground cushion, Aeronautics. a buoyant cushion of air set up by the air driven downward by an airplane or a helicopter hovering or flying close to the ground …
128King's cushion — King King, n. [AS. cyng, cyning; akin to OS. kuning, D. koning, OHG. kuning, G. k[ o]nig, Icel. konungr, Sw. konung, Dan. konge; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root of E. kin; cf. Icel. konr a man of noble birth. [root]44. See {Kin} …
