EJECTOR SEAT

 Dictionary entry overview: What does ejector seat mean? 

• EJECTOR SEAT (noun)
  The noun EJECTOR SEAT has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: EJECTOR SEAT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EJECTOR SEAT (noun)

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

ejection seat; ejector seat; capsule

Hypernyms ("ejector seat" is a kind of...):

seat (any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit))

Holonyms ("ejector seat" is a part of...):

cockpit (compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft)