ejection seat

noun

: an emergency escape seat for propelling an occupant out and away from an airplane

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It was first conceived in 1957 by Pennsylvania's C. Walton Musser, a wonderfully creative inventor with patents on everything from power steering systems, recoilless rifles and pneumatic life jacket inflators, through to many key ideas underpinning jet aircraft ejection seats. —

New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2024 Then there is the complex egress and ejection seat processes and equipment. —

Jim Clash, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024 It was designed to be the ultimate modern pilot’s watch, with a precise Roto-click timing ring, anti-magnetic movement protection and an anti-shock system tested on test dummies in actual ejection seats. —

Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2024 Ospreys do not have ejection seats or parachutes, which would help the crew evacuate in the case of an emergency. —

Solcyré Burga, TIME, 23 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for ejection seat

Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of ejection seat was in 1945

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“Ejection seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ejection%20seat. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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