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ejection seat
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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.
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Noun1.ejection seatejection seat - a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute
ejector seat, capsule
cockpit - compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft
seat - any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit); "he dusted off the seat before sitting down"
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