ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Ejector

Definition & Meaning

Pronunciation /ɪˈd͡ʒɛktɚ/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Ejector is a noun meaning One who, or that which, ejects or dispossesses.

Meaning

One who, or that which, ejects or dispossesses.

More Meanings

  1. (mechanics) A jet jump for lifting water or withdrawing air from a space.
  2. ejector seat: a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute.
  3. That part of the mechanism of a breech-loading firearm which ejects the empty shell.
  4. A lever for removing circuit boards from an electronic chassis.

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Related dictionary entries include ejection, release, ejectee, evictor, evacuator, expellee.

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