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.
ejection seat
orejector seat
n
(Aeronautics) 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
ejec′tion seat`
n.
an airplane seat that can be ejected together with the pilot in an emergency.
[1940–45]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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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