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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  
n.  A seat fitted with an explosive charge and designed to eject the occupant clear of an aircraft during an in-flight emergency.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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