G-suit, g-suit
(ˈdʒiːs(j)uːt)
[f. g as a symbol for the acceleration due to gravity.]
A garment designed to enable a person to withstand high accelerations; also, a similar garment used in surgical operations. Cf. anti-g a.
| 1945 Aeroplane 12 Jan. 44/2 Many experiments..have been conducted..and success has now been accomplished with the United States Berger G-suit, used by operational fighter pilots. 1952 A. Coppel in Bleiler & Dikty Best Sci. Fiction Stories 4th Ser. (1955) 92 There was pain in the vice-like grip of the g-suit as it banged hard against his flesh. 1956 L. Mallan Men, Rockets & Space 295 G-suit, a protective costume designed so that expanding air bladders increase pressure against the body as acceleration increases. 1956 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 22 Sept. 275/2 The increased venous filling that the g-suit creates decreases the possibility of air embolism during operations with the patient in this position. 1962 J. Glenn et al. Into Orbit 244 G suit is a garment worn by pilots which contains inflatable bags positioned over various parts of the body. When the pilot is subjected to abnormally high G forces, the bags inflate automatically and prevent his blood from draining from one area of his body and pooling in another. |