ejector seat
11ejector — n. a device for ejecting. Phrases and idioms: ejector seat a device for the automatic ejection of the pilot etc. of an aircraft or spacecraft in an emergency …
12Ejector (disambiguation) — May refer to:*Ejector or Injector, a pump like device without moving parts *Steam ejector, a railway locomotive component used to create vacuum *Ejection seat, an escape device for aircraft *Ejector rack, an aircraft fitting for carrying bombs …
13seat — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 for sitting on ADJECTIVE ▪ available, empty, spare, vacant ▪ There were no empty seats left in the hall. ▪ Do you have a spare seat in your car? …
14ejector — noun Ejector is used before these nouns: ↑seat …
15ejector — eject ► VERB 1) force or throw out violently or suddenly. 2) (of a pilot) escape from an aircraft by means of an ejection seat. 3) compel (someone) to leave a place. DERIVATIVES ejection noun ejector noun. ORIGIN Latin eicere throw out , from… …
16Ejection 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… …
17ejection seat — (also ejector seat) ► NOUN ▪ an aircraft seat that can propel its occupant from the craft in an emergency …
18ejection 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 …
19ejection seat — an airplane seat that can be ejected with the pilot in an emergency. Also called ejector seat. [1940 45] * * * …
20ejection seat — (also ejector seat) noun an aircraft seat that can propel its occupant from the craft in an emergency …
