ejection

UK/əˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃən/US/əˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃən/

nounB2+Occasional — familiar, but not everyday · #10,056 of 15,258leans written

Other forms: ejections

Ejection is the forcing out of a person or object by sudden action. Ejection from the ground, an ejection seat, ejection of the cartridge.

An ejection seat fires a pilot clear of an aircraft with enough force to break bones, which is accepted because the alternative is worse. In sport, ejection is the American word for what Britain calls being sent off.

Definitions of ejection

1nounejectionThe forcing out of a person or object by sudden physical action.B2+
“Security guards carried out the ejection of the shouting protester from the hall.”

ejection is a forcing out.

Where it comes from

Latin eiectio comes from eicere, to throw out — e, out, plus iacere, to throw.

Latin
eiectio
Middle French
éjection
English, today
ejection

From Middle French éjection, from Latin eiectio.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

ejection in the wild

The severity of the heart failure is mainly decided based on ejection fraction and also measured by the severity of symptoms.
Heart failure
Left-sided heart failure may be present with a reduced ejection fraction or with a preserved ejection fraction.
Heart failure
In aircraft, an ejection seat or ejector seat is a system designed to rescue the pilot or other crew of an aircraft (usually military) in an emergency.
Ejection seat
Once clear of the aircraft, the ejection seat deploys a parachute.
Ejection seat
Martin-Baker Aircraft Company Limited is a British manufacturer of ejection seats and safety-related equipment for aviation.
Martin-Baker

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