Noun: side curtain airbag
- A safety device installed in cars that deploys by rapidly inflating to protect the head and provide rollover protection
"The car's side curtain airbags deployed during the collision, protecting the passengers' heads";
- curtain airbag
Derived forms: side curtain airbags
Type of: air cushion, inflatable cushion
Part of: auto [informal], autocar [archaic], automobile [N. Amer], car, motor [Brit, informal], motorcar, wheel [informal], whip [US, informal]
Encyclopedia: Side curtain airbag