ejection seat
noun
: an emergency escape seat for propelling an occupant out and away from an airplane
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Methods included being rotated underwater in an ejection seat and being dragged across the pool attached to a parachute, from which students had to disentangle themselves. 
Nojan Aminosharei, Men's Health, 17 May 2022 This is another signature of the brand, which produces rugged precision instruments for military associations around the world and watches in conjunction with the famed Martin Baker ejection seat company. Roberta Naas, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2021 The long hose at the front of the mask (think elephant trunk) connects to an oxygen regulator, which is linked to both the in-aircraft oxygen equipment and a small emergency oxygen bottle located in the ejection seat. Cory Graff, Popular Mechanics, 18 Apr. 2021 Other equipment, including an ejection seat powered by a light infantry mortar, were left in place. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 23 Mar. 2021 His chute formed a shroud around his body, and his ejection seat sat some 50 yards above him on the hillside. Sarah Scoles, Popular Science, 5 Jan. 2021 There was a weight requirement related to the ejection seat. Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2020 The pilot, unsure whether the ejection seat system had suffered damage, elected to belly land the plane. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 8 Apr. 2020 Apparently the quick and dirty safety briefing failed to properly emphasize the fact that the black-and-yellow striped loop in the middle of the seat, between his legs, was not a grab handle but the trigger for the ejection seat. Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 13 Apr. 2020 See More
Nojan Aminosharei, Men's Health, 17 May 2022 This is another signature of the brand, which produces rugged precision instruments for military associations around the world and watches in conjunction with the famed Martin Baker ejection seat company. Roberta Naas, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2021 The long hose at the front of the mask (think elephant trunk) connects to an oxygen regulator, which is linked to both the in-aircraft oxygen equipment and a small emergency oxygen bottle located in the ejection seat. Cory Graff, Popular Mechanics, 18 Apr. 2021 Other equipment, including an ejection seat powered by a light infantry mortar, were left in place. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 23 Mar. 2021 His chute formed a shroud around his body, and his ejection seat sat some 50 yards above him on the hillside. Sarah Scoles, Popular Science, 5 Jan. 2021 There was a weight requirement related to the ejection seat. Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2020 The pilot, unsure whether the ejection seat system had suffered damage, elected to belly land the plane. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 8 Apr. 2020 Apparently the quick and dirty safety briefing failed to properly emphasize the fact that the black-and-yellow striped loop in the middle of the seat, between his legs, was not a grab handle but the trigger for the ejection seat. Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 13 Apr. 2020 See More Word History
First Known Use
1945, in the meaning defined above