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cockpit

/ˈkɑkˌpɪt/noun2 syllables

Cockpit means: compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft.

What does cockpit mean?3

noun

1

compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft

2

a pit for cockfights

3

seat where the driver sits while driving a racing car

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cockpit in a sentence

  • The cat got loose, ran into the cockpit, and jumped onto the pilot's lap.mccarras
  • The future pilot is trained in a mock cockpit.unknown
  • The most experienced pilots have logged many thousands of hours in the cockpit.darinmex
  • It's easy to see the area's majestic topography from the cockpit of a helicopter.MethodGT
  • The airliner didn't have a cockpit voice recorder.Amastan
  • The badly burnt pilot was still in the cockpit.Amastan
  • The pilots don't want anyone in their cockpit.MarijnKp
  • Boris found the pilot dead inside the cockpit.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of cockpit

as a noun

plural
cockpits