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Ejector   Listen
noun
Ejector  n.  
1.
One who, or that which, ejects or dispossesses.
2.
(Mech.) A jet jump for lifting water or withdrawing air from a space.
3.
That part of the mechanism of a breech-loading firearm which ejects the empty shell.
Ejector condenser (Steam Engine), a condenser in which the vacuum is maintained by a jet pump.





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"Ejector" Quotes from Famous Books



... from the filters is carried by a portable ejector through one or more lengths of 3-in. hose and a fixed line of 4-in. pipe, to the sand washers. From the sand washers, the washed sand is carried to the reinforced concrete storage bins, each of which has a capacity of 250 cu. yd., and ...
— Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXXII, June, 1911 • E. D. Hardy
... birch sapling he paused and picked up Leverett's rifle. Something left a red smear on his palm as he worked the ejector. It was blood. ...
— The Flaming Jewel • Robert W. Chambers
... long since acquired a theoretical familiarity with the mechanism. He cocked the arm and pulled back the breech block, thus opening the breech with its broken effect due to the springing of the ejector. ...
— The Adventures of Bobby Orde • Stewart Edward White
... breathless moment during which the four men followed the erratic course of the spark. Then Antonio chuckled. "Alabaos! A light-bug," said he. "Don't you know a cucullo when you see one?" He cautiously tested the ejector of his carbine and tightened the cord that served as ...
— Rainbow's End • Rex Beach
... spray F also acts as an ejector and forces circulation of air through the flue B. The heating system H is concentrated near the outer walls, so as to heat the rising column of air. The temperature within the drying chamber is controlled by means of any suitable thermostat, actuating ...
— Seasoning of Wood • Joseph B. Wagner


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