ejection

C2 Topic:Aviation & Flight

US /əˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #33236

Meanings

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noun
the act of forcing out someone or something

The ejection of troublemakers by the police.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act of forcing out... expulsion

More dismission dispossession extrusion

Word family

Forms ejections

Derived forms nonejectionoptoejectionpostejectionpre-ejectionpreejection

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Phrases (1)

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ejection seat
an aircraft seat that can propel its occupant out during an emergency

Noun + noun

Etymology

From Middle French éjection, from Latin eiectio.

Topics

Aviation & Flight Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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