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e·jec·tor

(ĭ-jĕk′tər)

1. One that ejects, especially a device in a gun that ejects the empty shell after each firing.

2. A device using a jet of water, air, or steam to withdraw a fluid or gas from a space.

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ejector

(ɪˈdʒɛktə)

1. a person or thing that ejects

2. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) the mechanism in a firearm that ejects the empty cartridge or shell after firing

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e•jec•tor

(ɪˈdʒɛk tər)

n.

1. a person or thing that ejects.

2. (in a firearm or gun) the mechanism that, after firing, throws out the empty cartridge or shell.

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Noun	1.	ejector - a person who ousts or supplants someone else ouster individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
	2.	ejector - a mechanism in a firearm that ejects the empty shell case after firing cartridge ejector gun - a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel) mechanism - device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function

Translations

éjecteur

eiettore espulsore

ejector

[ɪˈdʒektəʳ]

A. N (Tech) → expulsor m

B. CPD ejector seat N (Aer) → asiento m eyectable

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ejector

n (on gun) → Auswerfer m, → Ejektor m

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