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HEAD RESTRAINT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does head restraint mean? 

HEAD RESTRAINT (noun)
  The noun HEAD RESTRAINT has 1 sense:

1. a cushion attached to the top of the back of an automobile's seat to prevent whiplashplay

  Familiarity information: HEAD RESTRAINT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HEAD RESTRAINT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A cushion attached to the top of the back of an automobile's seat to prevent whiplash

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

head restraint; headrest

Hypernyms ("head restraint" is a kind of...):

cushion (a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc.)

Holonyms ("head restraint" is a part of...):

car seat (a seat in a car)


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