Definition of Head restraint

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

Exact synonyms: Headrest
Group relationships: Car Seat
Generic synonyms: Cushion

Lexicographical Neighbors of Head Restraint

head of radius
head of rib
head of stapes
head of state
head of steam
head of talus
head of the caudate nucleus
head of ulna
head off
head office
head over heels
head presentation
head process
head protective devices
head register
head restraint (current term)
head rhyme
head rhymes
head roll
head rolls
head rush
head scratcher
head sea
head shop
head shops
head smut
head south
head start
head starts
head tax

Literary usage of Head restraint

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Vehicle Safety: Opportunities Exist to Enhance NHTSA's New Carassessment Program by JayEtta Z. Hecker (2005)
"... are positioned in the driver's seat and in the rear seat behind the driver to 'The Insurance Institute began evaluating head restraint geometry in 1995, ..."

2. A Dictionary of Psychological Medicine: Giving the Definition, Etymology and by Daniel Hack Tuke (1892)
"... under the head " Restraint,"giving the sex, Christian name, and surname of each patient restrained, when, and for what periods and reasons, ..."

3. Keeping Children Safe In Traffic by OECD Staff, Kate McMahon (2004)
"These were: attach a seat belt; correctly adjust the seat and head restraint; stow loose luggage in the boot; place children in a safety seat/harness ..."

4. Studies on functional nervous disorders by Charles Handfield Jones (1870)
"He was then violently delirious, struggling forcibly, and knocked himself about a good deal in the waiting room, bruising his head. Restraint was quite ..."

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