Cockpit

Word COCKPIT
Character 7
Hyphenation cock pit
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Cockpit"

What do we mean by cockpit?

The space in the fuselage of a small airplane containing seats for the pilot, copilot, and sometimes passengers. noun

The space set apart for the pilot and crew, as in a helicopter, large airliner, or transport aircraft. noun

The driver's compartment in a racing car. noun

A pit or enclosed area for cockfights. noun

A place where many battles have been fought. noun

A compartment in an old warship below the water line, used as quarters for junior officers and as a station for the wounded during a battle. noun

An area in a small decked vessel toward the stern, lower than the rest of the deck, from which the vessel is steered. noun

A place which is or has been the scene of many contests or battles: as, an ecclesiastical cockpit; “Belgium, … the cockpit of Europe,” noun

A pit or inclosed place used for cock-fighting. noun

Formerly, an apartment under the lower gun-deck of a ship of war, forming quarters for junior officers, and during a battle devoted to the surgeon and his assistants and patients. noun

A room in Westminster in which the English Privy Council hold their sittings: so called from its occupation of the site of the former cockpit of the palace at Whitehall. noun

The pit or area of a theater. noun

A pit, or inclosed area, for cockfights. noun

The Privy Council room at Westminster; -- so called because built on the site of the cockpit of Whitehall palace. noun

That part of a war vessel appropriated to the wounded during an engagement. noun

In yachts and other small vessels, a space lower than the rest of the deck, which affords easy access to the cabin. noun

In airplanes or boats, the space where the pilot or operator sits to control the vehicle. In airplanes it is usually in the front of the fuselage. In larger airplanes it may be closed off from the cabin, where the passengers travel. 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.

A pit or other enclosure for cockfighting.

A site of conflict; a battlefield.

The vagina.

A valley surrounded by steep forested slopes.

The area set aside for junior officers including the ship's surgeon on a man-of-war, where the wounded were treated; the sickbay.

A well, usually near the stern, where the helm is located.

An area from where something is controlled or managed; a centre of control.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Cockpit

The word "cockpit" in example sentences

The lanky pilot sitting dazed in the cockpit is a gentleman named ❋ Unknown (2010)

Behind the cockpit is a load area for transporting stuff in the same way that a pick-up truck might be used. ❋ Unknown (2008)

A House transportation subcommittee hearing this week is likely to consider how to help airlines with long-term cockpit upgrades. ❋ Andy Pasztor (2011)

Inside, the cockpit is notably updated with a new dash design that is fitted with the corporate-look instrument panel previewed on other models. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The committee also recommended using federal loan guarantees or other financial incentives to help airlines with long-term cockpit upgrades. ❋ Andy Pasztor (2011)

We had gotten back on schedule, it was comfortable in cockpit, the pressure was behind us. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Image (courtesy NASA): Scott Crossfield in cockpit of the Douglas D-558-2 after first Mach 2 flight in 1953. (thanks, Kazys Varnelis) ❋ Unknown (2006)

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. ❋ Unknown (2004)

The cockpit is spacious and open and has two pedestal seats and three bases. ❋ Unknown (1999)

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 ❋ Unknown (1990)

Under the umbrella first of United States nuclear supremacy and later of the balance of nuclear power between Washington and Moscow, NATO has successfully organized the collective defence of what I call the cockpit of parliamentary democracy in the North Atlantic Community. ❋ Unknown (1979)

The C-123 pilot, First Lieutenant Thomas H. Turner, exited through the cockpit window after finding the co - pilot's seat empty and fire coming into the cockpit from the fuselage. ❋ Unknown (1968)

US pilot in cockpit For pilots flying against the DRV ❋ Unknown (1967)

Pilot with mask in cockpit This type of person is usable for even the most despicable war. ❋ Unknown (1967)

Instrument board in cockpit It is not much of a sensation to press the one button among many, ❋ Unknown (1967)

US pilot in cockpit Author's Machines of the American commentary: armed forces in use in ❋ Unknown (1967)

According to a statement signed by flight attendant Barbara Logan, she called the cockpit around 8: 15 p.m. ❋ Unknown (2009)

According to a statement signed by flight attendant Barbara Logan, she called the cockpit about 8: 15 p.m. ❋ Joan Lowy And Joshua Freed ASSOCIATED PRESS (2009)

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