ejection
pronunciation
How to pronounce ejection in British English:
UK [i(ː)ˈdʒɛkʃən]
How to pronounce ejection in American English:
US [ɪˈdʒɛkʃən]
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- Noun:
- the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting
- the act of forcing out someone or something
Word Origin
- ejection (n.)
- 1560s, from Middle French ejection and directly from Latin eiectionem (nominative eiectio) "a casting out, banishment, exile," noun of action from past participle stem of eicere (see eject). The jet pilot's ejection seat (also ejector seat) is from 1945.
Example
- 1. The k-36dm of the 2nd generation is one of the best ejection seats in the world .
- 2. If the pilot had to pull the " d " ring ( ejection handle ) in an emergency , the cables would snap the wearer 's feet back under the seat to ensure a smooth and safe ejection from the aircraft .
- 3. That force kicks a piston , which ejects a drug that has been embedded inside the capsule . The speed of the ejection and the depth it will reach can be controlled by altering the current .
- 4. Other factors that make this car special include the movie gadgets like oil sprayers , bumper rams and machine guns that pop out and are still intact and functioning , though the guns don 't fire and the ejection seat doesn 't work .
- 5. As soon as the rocket was spent , stricklin 's ejection system calculated the conditions and determined that this was a low-altitude , low-speed ejection . So it activated a rocket under the rear of the seat that is attached to a gyroscopic stabilizing system .