Ejector

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ejector \E*ject"or\, n.
     1. One who, or that which, ejects or dispossesses.
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     2. (Mech.) A jet jump for lifting water or withdrawing air
        from a space.


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     3. That part of the mechanism of a breech-loading firearm
        which ejects the empty shell.
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     {Ejector condenser} (Steam Engine), a condenser in which the
        vacuum is maintained by a jet pump.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ejector
       n 1: a person who ousts or supplants someone else [syn: {ouster}]
       2: a mechanism in a firearm that ejects the empty shell case
          after firing [syn: {cartridge ejector}]