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cockpit
[ kok-pit ]
noun
- a space, usually enclosed, in the forward fuselage of an airplane containing the flying controls, instrument panel, and seats for the pilot and copilot or flight crew.
- a sunken, open area, generally in the after part of a small vessel, as a yacht, providing space for the pilot, part or all of the crew, or guests.
- the space, including the seat and instrumentation, surrounding the driver of an automobile.
- a pit or enclosed place for cockfights.
- a place where a contest is fought or which has been the scene of many contests or battles.
- (formerly) a space below the water line in a warship, occupied by the quarters of the junior officers and used as a dressing station for those wounded in action.
cockpit
/ ˈ°ìÉ’°ìËŒ±èɪ³Ù /
noun
- the compartment in a small aircraft in which the pilot, crew, and sometimes the passengers sit Compare flight deck
- the driver's compartment in a racing car
- nautical
- an enclosed or recessed area towards the stern of a small vessel from which it is steered
- (formerly) an apartment in a warship used as quarters for junior officers and as a first-aid station during combat
- the site of numerous battles or campaigns
- an enclosure used for cockfights
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Example Sentences
Sixty years ago, Tunnock's teacakes were banned from RAF flights after they exploded in a cockpit.
But he kept the car on track and displayed a mature approach in the cockpit to getting to grips with a car that is renowned for its tricky behaviour.
They needed to get to the airport in the regional capital, Malakal, which was an hour away, and things were not looking good in the cockpit.
In the cockpit, Hadjar, notwithstanding his crash on the formation lap in Australia, has made a strong first impression.
Sitting in the cockpit, Guo – in a pink shirt and a pilot's headset – flashed a smile, waving down at her supporters.
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