See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com. noun. 1. an apparatus at the end of a railroad car, railroad track, etc., for absorbing shock during coupling, collisions, etc. 2. any device, material, or apparatus used as a shield, cushion, or bumper, especially on machinery.
The Woodstock Music and Art Fair was an event held at Max Yasgur's 600 acre (2.4 kmÂ²) dairy farm in the rural town of Bethel, New York from August 15 to August 18, 1969. Many of the best-known musicians of the time appeared during the rainy weekend, captured in a successful 1970 movie, Woodstock.
Crashers, Cops, Producers Spoil Newport '69. Inside the rioting and violence at what was probably the world's largest pop festival. Jimi Hendrix performs onstage with his Fender Stratocaster electric guitar at the Newport Pop Festival on June 20th, 1969 in Devonshire Downs, California. Credit: Vince Melamed/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty.