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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Example Sentences
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It is not yet clear who will succeed Ms Lambrecht in a job which is considered such a poisoned chalice that many refer to it as "the ejector seat".
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2023
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
It was like watching a pilot, once all normal systems had failed, push the button on an ejector seat.
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
When the ejector snapped, Candy turned over and looked for a moment at the gun before he turned back to the wall again.
From "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck
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