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Etymology
Origin of ejection
1560–70; < Latin ējectiōn- (stem of ējectiō ) a throwing out, equivalent to eject- ( see eject) + -iōn- -ion
Explanation
The action of something being forced or thrown out is called ejection. If you notice an ejection of black smoke from your car's tail pipe, you'll probably want to take it to a repair shop. There is the physical kind of ejection, when a substance or object is propelled or projected away from or out of something else, like the ejection of a bullet from a gun or the ejection of lava from a volcano. Another kind of ejection happens when someone is instructed or forced to leave, like the ejection of a rowdy customer from a bar or an unpopular politician from public office. The Latin root, eicere, means "throw out."
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Example Sentences
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When the F-15E came under fire on Friday, the aircrew pulled their ejection handle, which blew the canopy, blasted the seats out of the cockpit and deployed their parachutes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
The airman was wounded after his ejection but could still walk, according to news outlet Axios, which cited a US official.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
The extremophile bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans can survive the pressures developed during ejection from Mars as a result of massive asteroid impact.
From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026
The number likely refers to his heart’s ejection fraction, which measures the volume of blood coming out of the heart’s left ventricle or being drawn into the right ventricle when the heart beats.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
The Colonel ran ahead of me, gleeful at his ejection, and I jogged after him, trailing in his wake.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
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