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1ejection seat — (also ejector seat) ► NOUN ▪ an aircraft seat that can propel its occupant from the craft in an emergency …
2ejection seat — n. a seat designed to be ejected with its occupant from an aircraft in an emergency and parachuted to the ground …
3Ejection seat — In aircraft, an ejection seat is a system designed to rescue the pilot or other crew of an aircraft (usually military) in an emergency. In most designs, the seat is propelled out of the aircraft by an explosive charge or rocket motor, carrying… …
4ejection seat — Synonyms and related words: Mae West, bolt hole, breeches buoy, buoy, cork jacket, ejection capsule, ejector seat, emergency exit, escape hatch, fire escape, inflatable slide, life belt, life buoy, life jacket, life net, life preserver, life raft …
5ejection seat — A seat, normally fitted on combat aircraft, that permits the occupant to be ejected out of the vehicle in the case of any serious emergency that necessitates abandoning the vehicle. The seat is ejected by an explosive charge (i.e., cartridge or… …
6ejection seat — noun a pilot s seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute • Syn: ↑ejector seat, ↑capsule • Hypernyms: ↑seat • Part Holonyms: ↑cockpit …
7ejection seat — an airplane seat that can be ejected with the pilot in an emergency. Also called ejector seat. [1940 45] * * * …
8ejection seat — e|jec|tion seat [ ı dʒekʃən ,sit ] noun AMERICAN a seat in a plane that will throw a pilot up and out into the air if the plane is likely to crash …
9ejection seat — (also ejector seat) noun an aircraft seat that can propel its occupant from the craft in an emergency …
10ejection seat — ejec′tion seat n. aer. an airplane seat that can be ejected together with the pilot in an emergency • Etymology: 1940–45 …
