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Automotive vocabulary · Body Structure and Safety

Bumper

Meaning in automotive, with examples

/ˈbʌmpər/nounCore term

In automotive, bumper means: The part at the very front or rear of a car that protects the body in low-speed impacts. It usually has a plastic cover over a metal reinforcement beam.

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How it is used

Common in bodywork, sales and insurance. People talk about the front and rear bumper, bumper cover, bumper beam and parking sensors in the bumper. Body shops repair, paint or replace bumpers after minor accidents.

Example sentences

  1. The rear bumper is cracked, and one parking sensor is hanging out.

  2. Replacing the front bumper cover means the radar sensor must be recalibrated.

Common collocations

  • front bumper
  • rear bumper
  • bumper cover
  • bumper beam
  • crumple zoneA part of the vehicle body, usually at the front and rear, designed to fold in a controlled way during a collision so that it absorbs energy and protects the passenger cell.
  • sensorA component that measures something, such as temperature, pressure, speed or position, and sends it as an electrical signal to a control unit.
  • ADASShort for advanced driver assistance systems: features that use cameras, radar and other sensors to help the driver, such as automatic emergency braking, lane keeping and blind spot warning.
  • body-in-whiteThe stage of car production at which the sheet metal parts of the body have been welded together, before painting and before the engine, trim and other parts are added.

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