ejection seat
noun
: an emergency escape seat for propelling an occupant out and away from an airplane
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Images of aircraft debris and a pilot's empty ejection seat appeared on pro-Iranian channels.
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Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
10 Apr. 2026
Unlike the shuttle Columbia during its first flights, Challenger had no ejection seats or any other way for the crew to get out of the spacecraft.
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Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
He was found restrained in the rear ejection seat of the wreckage.
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Forum News Service,
Twin Cities,
26 Aug. 2025
Bremont has introduced the MB Meteor, the latest evolution of its long-standing partnership with Martin-Baker, the British ejection seat manufacturer.
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Matthew Catellier,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
10 Apr. 2026
Unlike the shuttle Columbia during its first flights, Challenger had no ejection seats or any other way for the crew to get out of the spacecraft.
—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
He was found restrained in the rear ejection seat of the wreckage.
—
Forum News Service,
Twin Cities,
26 Aug. 2025
Bremont has introduced the MB Meteor, the latest evolution of its long-standing partnership with Martin-Baker, the British ejection seat manufacturer.
—
Matthew Catellier,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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“Ejection seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ejection%20seat. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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