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PRONUNCIATION OF EJECTION SEAT

ejection seat play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EJECTION SEAT

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Ejection seat is a noun.
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WHAT DOES EJECTION SEAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Ejection seat

In aircraft, an ejection seat is a system designed to rescue the pilot or other crew of an aircraft in an emergency. In most designs, the seat is propelled out of the aircraft by an explosive charge or rocket motor, carrying the pilot with it. The concept of an ejectable escape crew capsule has also been tried. Once clear of the aircraft, the ejection seat deploys a parachute. Ejection seats are common on certain types of military aircraft.

Definition of ejection seat in the English dictionary

The definition of ejection seat in the dictionary is a seat, esp as fitted to military aircraft, that is fired by a cartridge or rocket to eject the occupant from the aircraft in an emergency.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EJECTION SEAT

ejaculate
ejaculatio praecox
ejaculation
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ejectamenta
ejection
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WORDS THAT END LIKE EJECTION SEAT

aisle seat
baby seat
back seat
bench seat
booster seat
box seat
child seat
county seat
driver´s seat
hot seat
in the box seat
in the driver´s seat
love seat
mercy seat
passenger seat
rumble seat
seat
to be in the driver´s seat
to be in the driving seat
toilet seat
window seat

Synonyms and antonyms of ejection seat in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «ejection seat» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EJECTION SEAT

Find out the translation of ejection seat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ejection seat from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ejection seat» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

弹射座椅
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

asiento de eyección
570 millions of speakers

English

ejection seat
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

इंजेक्शन सीट
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

مقعد طرد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

выброса сиденья
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

assento ejetável
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ইজ সিট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

siège éjectable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tempat duduk pelepasan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schleudersitz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

射出座席
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사출 좌석
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jog kursi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ghế phóng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெளியேற்றம் இருக்கை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बाहेर घालवणे आसन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Boşaltma koltuğu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

seggiolino eiettabile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fotel wyrzucany
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

викиду сидіння
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scaun de ejectie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εκτινασσόμενο κάθισμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uitskietstoel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

katapultstol
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

katapultsete
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ejection seat

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EJECTION SEAT»

The term «ejection seat» is regularly used and occupies the 93.532 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EJECTION SEAT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ejection seat

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EJECTION SEAT»

Discover the use of ejection seat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ejection seat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mikoyan Mig-29 Fulcrum Pilot's Flight Operating Manual (in ...
The K-36 DM ejection seat system provides the pilot with a safe escape from the aircratt under various combinations of aircraft attitude. speed, altitude and flight path. The seat is propelled from the aircraft by a cartridge-operated twin barrel ...
North Atlan Treaty Organization (Nato), 2007
2
SR-71 Revealed : The Untold Story
Ejection Seat The SR-71 ejection seat was usable from zero speed and altitude ( called a "Zero/Zero" ejection seat) to the maximum speed and altitude of the aircraft. The seat was a rocket-propelled, upward-ejecting unit. Most people believe ...
Richard H. Graham
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Convair F-102 Delta Dagger Pilot's Flight Operating Manual
EJEC'I'IDN SEAT The ejection seat {figure 1-42] permits bailout at high speeds and any flight attitude. The seat has a rigid seatstyle sundt'al and oxygen ltit container, an automaticopening safety belt, an ejection stabilization system, and  ...
United States Air Force, 2007
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X-15 Rocket Plane Pilot's Flight Operating Manual
The right-hand ejection handle, on the ejection seat, restraint emergency release handle on the ejection seat, and canopy internal emergency jettison handle on the instrument panel right wing are safetied with a safety pin through a hole in ...
Periscope Film Com, 2006
5
Rampant Raider: An A-4 Skyhawk Pilot in Vietnam
Because the parachute used in the T-2's ejection seat system remained in the seat rather than being worn by the pilot, we wore a corset-like affair called a “ torso harness” into which the risers of the parachute snapped. The torso harness was ...
Stephen Gray, 2013
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Vought F-8u Crusader Pilot's Flight Operating Manual
Pulling the ejection seat face curtain handle, the secondary firing handle, or the emergency canopy jettison handle while in flight fires the canopy actuator cartridge. This blows open the canopy locks and forces the canopy up into the airstream ...
United States Navy, 2007
7
Airplane Design: Layout of landing gear and systems
An ejection seat would be useless if the canopy were not automatically ejected or if the seat could not be propelled straight through the canopy. Many fighters are equipped with systems which have both capabilities. Figure 11.6 shows two ...
Jan Roskam, 2000
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F-4 Phantom Pilot's Flight Operating Manual
Pulling the face curtain on the RIO's ejection seat also stows the RIO's radar scope, the radar set controls, and the radar antenna hand control, to provide more room for ejection from the cockpit. The canopy interlock in the firing mechanism of ...
Periscope Film Com, 2007
9
Sabres Over MiG Alley: The F-86 and the Battle for Air ...
The first American emergency use of the ejection seat was made from an F2H-1 in 1949.10 Although the seats worked well, the pilots distrusted them at first. Some understandably feared sitting atop a seat powered by a 37 mm cannon charge, ...
Kenneth Werrell, 2013
10
Grumman F11F Tiger Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions
This red emergency ejection seat arming handle {4, figure 1-?; or 42, figure 1- 15A), located on the left side of the headrest (2, figure I-'l; or 5, figure I-tsA), permits ejection through the canopy if the face curtain fails to jettison the canopy. Pulling ...
United States Navy, USN, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EJECTION SEAT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ejection seat is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Orbital ATK Gets Launch Abort Motor Contract from Lockheed
... crew away from the rocket during an emergency at the launch pad or lift-off and ascent. LAS is similar to an ejection seat found in a fighter jet. «Zacks.com, Jul 15»
2
Stocks Lure Investment- McDermott International Inc. (NYSE:MDR …
Orion's LAS is a unique safety feature, similar to an ejection seat found in a fighter jet. Shares of Orbital ATK, Inc. (NYSE:OA) was among the ... «StreetWise Report, Jul 15»
3
Warplanes: Super Tucano Flocks To Mali
Thus the Super Tucano is also equipped with armor for the pilot, a pressurized cockpit, and an ejection seat. Not bad for an aircraft with a max ... «Strategy Page, Jul 15»
4
The importance of the B race
Better to find out if you water bottle cage acts like an ejection seat, or whether your tri suit chafes in all the wrong places, before your big day. «Triathlon Magazine Canada, Jul 15»
5
Driverless cars near. Speed the day.
Perhaps an ejection seat mechanism can be attached. Just thinking. That's down the road. What's in the now? Britain has already permitted trial ... «mySanAntonio.com, Jun 15»
6
Kazakhstan Has Received Four Russian SU-30SM Fighters
The SU-30SM is a variant of the Indian Su-30MKI featuring an improved radar, communications system, ejection seat and weapons system. «bellingcat, Jun 15»
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Most common low-tech distractions that have stood the test of …
... to the perfect temperature while passing an 18-wheeler, they just have to press those buttons. Too bad one of them isn't for an ejection seat. «The Globe and Mail, Jun 15»
8
OC Great Park unveils heritage and aviation exhibition
Currently, the exhibition includes actual pieces from the era - two aircrafts, an ejection seat, an instrument panel, helmets and a flight suit. «OCRegister, Jun 15»
9
Milestones, flight records achieved aboard George Washington
... is completing 4,000 hours in a carrier-based and jet-type aircraft wearing a G-suit and harness all while strapped down to an ejection seat. «Hanford Sentinel, Jun 15»
10
Hungarian Air Force is in a 'Catastrophic' State – Ex-Defense Minister
The pilot was injured after his ejection seat failed to separate from his chute. Commenting on the incident, and those that had preceded it in ... «Sputnik International, Jun 15»

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