ejector
Americannoun
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a person or thing that ejects.
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(in a firearm or gun) the mechanism that after firing throws out the empty cartridge or shell.
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Also called eductor. a device for inducing a flow of a fluid from a chamber or vessel by using the pressure of a jet of water, air, steam, etc., to create a partial vacuum in such a way as to entrain the fluid to be removed.
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any of various devices for removing work from a machine or die.
noun
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a person or thing that ejects
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the mechanism in a firearm that ejects the empty cartridge or shell after firing
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His first street find came when he was 4: a James Bond car toy, complete with the ejector seat.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2021
The plane ejector seat has saved more than 7,600 lives to date.
From BBC • Aug. 21, 2021
He had pressed the ejector button, but nothing had happened.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 16, 2019
Also: make sure you don’t head out on tour with Morrissey, a man whose tourbuses come with ejector seats.
From The Guardian • Apr. 5, 2019
As she walked toward it, Sara wondered if it came fully loaded with secret weapons and an ejector seat.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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