cockpit

IPA: kˈɑkpɪt

noun

  • The driver's compartment in a racing car (or, by extension, in a sports car or other automobile).
  • The compartment in an aircraft in which the pilot sits and from where the craft is controlled; an analogous area in a spacecraft.
  • (now chiefly historical) A pit or other enclosure for cockfighting.
  • (figurative) A site of conflict; a battlefield.
  • (vulgar, slang) The vagina.
  • (Jamaica) A valley surrounded by steep forested slopes.
  • (nautical, now historical) The area set aside for junior officers including the ship's surgeon on a man-of-war, where the wounded were treated; the sickbay.
  • (nautical) A well, usually near the stern, where the helm is located.
  • (figurative) An area from where something is controlled or managed; a centre of control.
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Examples of "cockpit" in Sentences

  • The forward cockpit was under the wing.
  • The canopy of the pilot's cockpit opened sideways.
  • The cockpit was at the front of the first bulkhead.
  • The pilot is in a recumbent position in the cockpit.
  • Even the cockpit doors of the flight crew have been hardened.
  • This can be found in the Flight Manual or the cockpit placard.
  • The small size of the cockpit restricted the movement of the pilot.
  • To the dummy pilot in the cockpit it has a velocity and momentum of zero.
  • The cockpit placed the gunner in the lower front seat and pilot in the rear.
  • The pilot would lie in in a prone position, and the cockpit was very cramped.

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