ejector

Forceful removal device

An ejector is a mechanism that expels or ejects something.

In firearms, the ejector throws spent cartridge casings clear of the chamber after firing.

Ejector seats in aircraft launch pilots to safety in emergencies.

The term applies broadly to any device designed to forcibly remove objects: The tape deck's ejector button is stuck.

mechanism

actuator

Device producing controlled motion

pneumatics · valve · plunger · cylinder · spring · lever · cam · linkage · ram · servo

expulsion

expel

Remove forcibly from membership

force · push · release · extract · remove · launch · shoot · jettison · catapult · extrude

aviation

seat

Place for sitting

  • canopyOverhead protective covering
  • cockpitPilot's control compartment
  • bailoutEmergency aid preventing bankruptcy

pilot · parachute · altitude · aircraft · jet · fighter · airforce · squadron · survival · emergency

safety

interlock

Join by overlapping

circuit breaker · failsafe · lockout · override · warning · alarm · barrier · restraint · cutoff · shutoff

Categories
Opposites
direction of movement

ejectorinserter

That which places within

injector · loader · introducer · feeder · implanter

retention vs. expulsion

ejectorretainer

Upfront professional fee

holder · keeper · clamp · fastener · latch

Phrases
Family

reject, eject, ejection, dejected, dejection, ejected, ejecting, ejects, ejectors

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Top 100,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G