cockpit

IPA: kˈɑkpɪt

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.

Examples of "cockpit" in Sentences

The lanky pilot sitting dazed in the cockpit is a gentleman named
The cockpit is spacious and open and has two pedestal seats and three bases.
We had gotten back on schedule, it was comfortable in cockpit, the pressure was behind us.
Behind the cockpit is a load area for transporting stuff in the same way that a pick-up truck might be used.
A House transportation subcommittee hearing this week is likely to consider how to help airlines with long-term cockpit upgrades.
Image (courtesy NASA): Scott Crossfield in cockpit of the Douglas D-558-2 after first Mach 2 flight in 1953. (thanks, Kazys Varnelis)
The committee also recommended using federal loan guarantees or other financial incentives to help airlines with long-term cockpit upgrades.
Fiebelkorn was interested to learn that Fuller's plane, which bears his name outside the cockpit, is on display at the National Air and Space
Inside, the cockpit is notably updated with a new dash design that is fitted with the corporate-look instrument panel previewed on other models.
A new study has found that the bristling impressiveness of the standard airplane cockpit is a UI disaster and theat the complexity can lead to plane-crashes.