HyperDic: ejection_seat

English > 1 sense of the expression ejection seat:
NOUNartifactejection seat, ejector seat, capsulea pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency
English > ejection seat: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute.
Synonymsejector seat, capsule
Part ofcockpitcompartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft
BroaderseatAny support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit)
Spanishasiento eyectable, cápsula

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