Cushion

  • 131ground 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 …

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  • 132King'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} …

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