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cockpit
(kɒkpɪt)
Word forms: plural cockpits
countable noun
In an aeroplane or racing car, the cockpit is the part where the pilot or driver sits.
cockpit in British English
(ˈkɒkˌpɪt)
noun
1.
the compartment in a small aircraft in which the pilot, crew, and sometimes the passengers sit
Compare flight deck (sense 1)2.
the driver's compartment in a racing car
3. nautical
a.
an enclosed or recessed area towards the stern of a small vessel from which it is steered
b.
(formerly) an apartment in a warship used as quarters for junior officers and as a first-aid station during combat
4.
the site of numerous battles or campaigns
5.
an enclosure used for cockfights
cockpit in American English
(ˈkɑkˌpɪt)
noun
1.
an enclosed circular area for cockfights
2.
a place where there have been many battles
3.
a sunken space in the deck of a boat, usually toward the stern and for use by the helmsman
4.
the space in a small airplane for the pilot and, sometimes, passengers, or in a large airplane for the pilot andcopilot or crew
5. Obsolete
the quarters of junior officers on a sailing warship, used for the treatment of the wounded during a battle
6.
the driver's seat in a racing car
7. Obsolete
the pit of a theater
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Word lists withcockpit
parts of an aircraft, parts of an aircraftIn other languagescockpit
British English: cockpit /ˈkɒkˌpɪt/ NOUN
The cockpit in a small plane or racing car is the part where the pilot or driver sits.
- American English: cockpit
- Arabic: غُرْفَةُ القِيَادَة
- Brazilian Portuguese: cabina do piloto
- Chinese: 驾驶舱
- Croatian: pilotska kabina
- Czech: kokpit
- Danish: cockpit
- Dutch: cockpit
- European Spanish: cabina
- Finnish: lentokoneen ohjaamo
- French: cockpit
- German: Cockpit
- Greek: πιλοτήριο
- Italian: cabina di pilotaggio
- Japanese: コックピット
- Korean: 조종실
- Norwegian: cockpit
- Polish: kabina pilota
- European Portuguese: cabina do piloto
- Romanian: carlingă
- Russian: кабина
- Latin American Spanish: cabina
- Swedish: cockpit
- Thai: ที่นั่งคนขับเครื่องบินหรือรถแข่ง
- Turkish: kokpit
- Ukrainian: кабіна пілота
- Vietnamese: buồng lái máy bay
Chinese translation of 'cockpit'
cockpit
(ˈkɔkpɪt)
n (c)
- (in aircraft)
驾(駕)驶(駛)舱(艙)
(jiàshǐ cāng) - (in racing car)
驾(駕)驶(駛)座
(jiàshǐ zuò)