cockpitnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkɒk.pɪt/us/ˈkɑːk.pɪt/cockpit noun [ C ] (PLANE, CAR, BOAT)
the small closed space where the pilot sits in an aircraft, or where the driver sits in a racing car
the area on a boat where the person operating the controls sits or stands
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Motor racing
- autocross
- chicane
- drag race
- dragster
- go-karting
- lap
- motor racing
- NASCAR
- pit
- pit stop
- racing car
- racing driver
- rally
- scramble
- scrambling
- speedway
- stock car
- the checkered flag
- the chequered flag
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Air travel: parts of aeroplanes
cockpit noun [ C ] (FIGHT)
an area where a cockfight is held (= an activity, illegal in many countries, in which people watch as two cocks (= adult male chickens) attack each other and bet money on which one will win)
Examples from literature
- The engine compartment lay between cabin and cockpit and held a six-cylinder engine.