ejection

Everyday

1. Ejection is pushing or throwing something out with force. tree →
2. Ejection is making someone leave a place, such as a sports player sent off. tree →
3. An ejection seat lets a pilot be shot out of a plane in an emergency. tree →

In the lessons

Science: ejection of lava and ash from a volcano. Sport: a player's ejection from a game (US). Technology: ejecting a disc or memory stick. Phrases: ejection seat, ejection from, ejection of.

Examples

• The ejection of ash from the volcano darkened the sky. tree →
• The player's ejection from the game upset the fans. tree →
• The pilot escaped using the ejection seat. tree →
• Press the button for ejection of the disc. tree →
• The bouncer's ejection of the rude man was quick. tree →
• The ejection of the cork from the bottle made a pop. tree →

Note

Formal noun; the verb eject is more common in everyday talk (eject the USB stick). Countable for single events. «Sent off» (UK football) and «ejected» (US sports) mean the same idea.