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Noun: ejector seat  i'jek-tu(r) seet
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: ejection seat)
  1. A pilot's seat in an aeroplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute
    "The pilot activated the ejector seat when the engine failed";
    - ejection seat [N. Amer], capsule

Derived forms: ejector seats

Type of: seat

Part of: cockpit

Encyclopedia: Ejector seat