ejector seat

noun

A seat in a military aircraft which allows the pilot or other crew members to quickly escape in the case of emergency using an explosive charge or rockets; an ejection seat.

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Meanings

nounejector seat (plural ejector seats)

plural ejector seats

  1. A seat in a military aircraft which allows the pilot or other crew members to quickly escape in the case of emergency using an explosive charge or rockets; an ejection seat.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute

Similar
ejection seatcapsule
Broader
seat
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capsuleejection seat

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

ejector seat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ejector%20seat

MLA

“ejector seat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ejector%20seat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ejector seat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ejector%20seat.

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