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buffer1 |
a device, such as a bumper, that absorbs the force of a collision. [1/6 definitions] |
bumper |
the heavy bar on the front and back of a vehicle. A bumper protects the vehicle from damage. |
bumper sticker |
a usu. rectangular piece of laminated paper printed with a slogan, aphorism, advertisement, or the like that may be stuck to the bumper of an automobile. |
fastback |
on an automobile, a sloping back curving from the top to the rear bumper in an unbroken convex line, or an automobile that has such a back. |
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