EJECTOR SEAT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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

Synonyms:

capsule; ejection seat; ejector seat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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)