ejection seat

ejection seat

noun
an airplane seat that can be ejected with the pilot in an emergency.
Also called ejector seat.


Origin:
1940–45
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ejection seat or ejector seat
 
n
a seat, esp as fitted to military aircraft, that is fired by a cartridge or rocket to eject the occupant from the aircraft in an emergency
 
ejector seat or ejector seat
 
n

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