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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ejector 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

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n. an airplane seat that can be ejected together with the pilot in an emergency. [1940–45]

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Noun

ejection seat - a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachuteejector seat, capsulecockpit - compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraftseat - 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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ejection seat

[ē′jek·shən ′sēt] (aerospace engineering) Emergency device which expels the pilot safely from a high-speed airplane.

Ejection Seat

a seat designed for cosmonauts; it isequipped with a device for catapult ejection from the cabin andsubsequent descent by parachute. Cosmonaut ejection beforelanding (at a height of a few km) is used in several spacecraftlanding systems, such as that of the Vostok. Ejection seats arealso employed in case of accident during the spacecraft launchand entry into orbit. Ejection seats have a number of systems anddevices, including mortar-deployed parachute systems, oxygensupply, ventilation devices for the spacesuit, a transceiving radio, food supply, and survival equipment to be used by the cos-monaut upon landing. The cockpits of modern aircraft areequipped with catapult ejection devices.

ejection seat

A seat, normally fitted on combat aircraft, that permits the occupant to be ejected out of the vehicle in the case of any serious emergency that necessitates abandoning the vehicle. The seat is ejected by an explosive charge (i.e., cartridge or rocket). The occupant is separated from the seat normally automatically or, in some cases, manually. The parachute, thereafter, deploys at a preset height.

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Synonyms for ejection seat

noun a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency

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