NOUN | artifact | ejection seat, ejector seat, capsule | a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency |
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Meaning | A pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute. | |
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Synonyms | ejector seat, capsule | |
Part of | cockpit | compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft |
Broader | seat | Any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit) |
Spanish | asiento eyectable, cápsula |
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