ejection seat
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5.0
- noun
- /ɪˈdʒɛkʃən siːt/
- Specialized
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- During training, the cadets learned how to properly use the ejection seat in case of an emergency.
- ejection seat for aircraft
Examples
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The ejection seat is the backup.
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You did almost kill him... but that's why they have ejection seats.
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No, no, when you pull that ejection seat, it shoots you out of the plane so fast you won't have a sensation of rising.
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The parachute on Steve's ejection seat pops open.
Fiction book (1996) -
In this woman's case, I applaud your 'one strike you're out' response and your subsequent pulling back the lever on the ejection seat.
Blog text (4) -
In an emergency, the pilot quickly activated the ejection seat to escape the aircraft.
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The design of the ejection seat ensures that pilots can safely bail out of the plane during a crisis.
Synonyms
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5.5
A seat in a plane that pushes the pilot out in an emergency so they can use a parachute
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'ejection' (forcible removal) + 'seat' (a place to sit): it denotes a seat that can be ejected in an emergency. This noun-noun composition follows a transparent, cross-linguistically common pattern and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
Ejection seat comes from the literal idea that the seat is ejected from the plane to send the pilot out by parachute. That's why it means 'a special seat in an aircraft that launches the pilot to safety'.