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/ɪˈdʒɛkt/ · e·ject
verb
- To compel a person or persons to leave a place. Andrew was ejected from his apartment for not paying the rent.
- To throw out or remove something forcefully. The driver was ejected from the car when it collided with a tree.
- To force a sports player to leave the field because of inappropriate behaviour. The referee ejected the player after he threw a punch.
noun
- A device or mechanism that throws something out, especially a seat that propels a pilot from an aircraft. The pilot pulled the ejection lever, and the ejection saved his life.
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Did you know? NASA introduced the first ejection seat for fighter jets in the 1960s, making the word a staple of aerospace terminology.