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EJECTOR SEAT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ejector seat mean?
• EJECTOR SEAT (noun)
The noun EJECTOR SEAT has 1 sense:
1. a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute
Familiarity information: EJECTOR SEAT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
capsule; ejection seat; ejector seat
Hypernyms ("ejector seat" is a kind of...):
seat (any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit))
Holonyms ("ejector seat" is a part of...):
cockpit (compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft)
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