Definition of cockpit in English:

cockpit

nounˈkɒkpɪtˈkɑkˌpɪt

1A compartment for the pilot, and sometimes also the crew, in an aircraft or spacecraft.
Example sentencesExamples
- The aircraft has a glass cockpit and an electronic flight control system.
- With the proliferation in business aircraft of glass cockpits and automated flight controls, traditional techniques to train professional pilots are inevitably evolving.
- In-flight refuelling gear is installed in the top centre line of the aircraft behind the cockpit.
- The hijackers then pistol-whipped the flight crew inside the cockpit and ordered the pilot to fly to Algiers.
- Today, the Air Force involuntarily removes young pilots from the cockpits of manned aircraft for 36 months to ‘fly’ unmanned aerial vehicles.
- All cockpits can accommodate two pilots, one flight engineer, one observer and one instructor.
- On a flight a while back I was able to listen to the pilots in the cockpit.
- In an airplane cockpit, pilots and crew have precise standard checks to protect the lives on-board.
- The camera would be positioned in the passenger compartment and its image viewed by pilots in the cockpit on an LCD.
- We always had one or more qualified pilots in cockpits.
- A pilot can obtain clearance on a screen in the cockpit before calling ground control to get taxi instructions for takeoff.
- The pilot and gunner cockpits are in a stepped tandem configuration.
- He could be working inside the cockpit, the crew compartment or outside checking the tire temperatures after a brake test.
- That's when someone opened the escape hatch on top of the aircraft in the cockpit, he said.
- There was more discussion in the cockpit about which aircraft made it in and which didn't.
- First, think about physical flow patterns and priorities in the cockpit, beginning with pilot actions.
- One of the museum's main attractions is the cockpit of a Sabre aircraft.
- I was helplessly trapped in the cockpit with the aircraft lying on its starboard side.
- Scientists are looking at advanced voice control aspects of the cockpit, where a pilot will simply tell the aircraft what to do.
- A man was in custody yesterday after being restrained by a flight crew when he approached the cockpit of an aircraft.
1. 1.1 The driver's compartment in a racing car.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The driver has returned to the cockpit this weekend after missing two races with a shoulder injury.
  Chase's short, compact body fit perfectly into the cockpits of most vehicles.
  You just have to react as quickly as possible, and protect yourself in the cockpit.
  Instantly the whole cockpit just filled up with smoke, and I just tried to stop as fast as possible and get out.
  For the driver the cockpit needs a bit of getting used to.
  I did what I could to work on the handling from the cockpit, without much luck.
  This time, we broke a fuel line and fuel got inside the cockpit with me.
  Because there are no timeouts other than a caution period here and there, drivers are strapped into cockpits that are more like saunas for three to four hours.
  A substantial chassis beam protects heavy items from moving forwards into the cockpit.
  Each team, and often each driver, has a cockpit specifically designed to suit certain needs.
  We have an inlet duct on top of the chassis to let some air into the cockpit.
  You've been to Le Mans before, but this time you'll be in the cockpit.
  Strapped into the tight confines of the cockpit the driver has only one means of non-verbal expression - wobbling his head.
  Quite often drivers show up and get in the cockpit and don't have an appreciation really for what the owner is going through.
  One lucky fan will be chosen to sit in the cockpit of the dragster while the engine is warmed up.
  It wasn't without difficulty though, as my gear-shift lights in the cockpit failed.
  The cockpit is far more than just the place the driver sits and drives.
  In the beginning of the race, the car just slid too much, so I was changing things in the cockpit that I have never done before with weight jackers and a lot of things.
  The car looked faultless over that distance, but what was it like in the cockpit?
  The Italian driver also relies on a guardian angel in his cockpit.
2. 1.2 A space for the helmsman in some small yachts.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Boats stored ashore are especially prone to having pooling water on the deck and cockpit, which can stain the boat.
  All sail controls are led aft to the cockpit concealed under fiberglass panels so that there is nothing to foul or trip over.
  The sheer was stepped down six inches at the aft end of the cabin trunk resulting in a more open cockpit.
  The fisherman stepped up into the nearby boat cockpit and switched on a small TV set.
  She was kneeling in the boat's compact cockpit watching carefully ahead for any telltale clues on the water that dangerous rocks lay just out of sight below the surface.
  On most boats of this size and type it is difficult to reach the foredeck from the cockpit by way of the side decks.
  The foredeck, side decks and entire cockpit are molded as one component to avoid joints that can fail.
  I pushed him further by saying that it is folly to buy anything electronic that will be used in the cockpit of a sailboat if it is not waterproof.
  He, along with Lewis and Jesse, were the only crew members left in the cockpit.
  The power cord now was plugged in, and my shipmate was in the cockpit, waiting on me to turn on the power.
  The area aft of the windshield is split between a slightly raised bridge deck and cockpit.
  I could see the wooden boom wavering and dove from the front of the boat into the cockpit.
  He nodded to the prep crew and hopped up into the sleek ship's cockpit.
  The Challenger's centre hull has a cockpit with a sailor seat, making it possible to sail without moving around.
  The side decks along the truck cabin, cabin house and cockpit are at least 12 inches at any point allowing for very sure footing.
  On deck, the T-shaped cockpit with pedestal-mounted wheel steering offers comfortable seating for five adults.
  The cockpit is small with the seats at deck level and the 16-inch deep foot well.
  While on the boat try to stay in the cockpit or on the deck - going below deck will certainly cause at least slight nausea.
  The boat is almost evenly divided between cabin space and open cockpit.
  Access to the foredeck from the cockpit can be challenging via the normal side deck path.
  Before the operation I had been unable to see the bow of our boat from the cockpit.
2A place where cockfights are held.
Example sentencesExamples
- Cock fighting drew crowds to the cockpits on Bootham and elsewhere.
1. 2.1 A place where a battle or other conflict takes place.
  most conventional army training takes place on the cockpit of Salisbury Plain
  Example sentencesExamples
  Refugees are also produced by ‘failed states’ that become cockpits for battling warlords.
  He is far from the English shires and urban heartlands that have become cockpits of the revolt against the government's plans for university top-up fees.
  He institutionalised the killing of captives before world leaders could make the country a cockpit of the cold war.
  Take this region, the cockpit of so much of world conflict today, as an example.

Origin

Late 16th century (in sense 2): from cock¹ + pit¹. sense 1 dates from the early 20th century and derives from an early 18th-century nautical term denoting an area in the aft lower deck of a man-of-war where the wounded were taken, later coming to mean 'the ‘pit’ or well from which a yacht is steered'; hence the place housing the controls of other vehicles.

At first a cockpit was a place for holding cock fights, so from the beginning the word had connotations of bloodshed and injury. This accounts for it being applied in the early 18th century to the area in the aft lower deck of a man-of-war where wounded sailors were treated during a battle. It then came to be used for the well from which you steer a sailing yacht. Finally, in the 20th century, cockpit acquired its modern meaning, the area or compartment that houses the controls of an aircraft or racing car.

Definition of cockpit in US English:

cockpit

nounˈkɑkˌpɪtˈkäkˌpit

1A compartment for the pilot, and sometimes also the crew, in an aircraft or spacecraft.
Example sentencesExamples
- The hijackers then pistol-whipped the flight crew inside the cockpit and ordered the pilot to fly to Algiers.
- With the proliferation in business aircraft of glass cockpits and automated flight controls, traditional techniques to train professional pilots are inevitably evolving.
- On a flight a while back I was able to listen to the pilots in the cockpit.
- All cockpits can accommodate two pilots, one flight engineer, one observer and one instructor.
- In-flight refuelling gear is installed in the top centre line of the aircraft behind the cockpit.
- A pilot can obtain clearance on a screen in the cockpit before calling ground control to get taxi instructions for takeoff.
- We always had one or more qualified pilots in cockpits.
- I was helplessly trapped in the cockpit with the aircraft lying on its starboard side.
- The aircraft has a glass cockpit and an electronic flight control system.
- A man was in custody yesterday after being restrained by a flight crew when he approached the cockpit of an aircraft.
- He could be working inside the cockpit, the crew compartment or outside checking the tire temperatures after a brake test.
- The camera would be positioned in the passenger compartment and its image viewed by pilots in the cockpit on an LCD.
- The pilot and gunner cockpits are in a stepped tandem configuration.
- That's when someone opened the escape hatch on top of the aircraft in the cockpit, he said.
- In an airplane cockpit, pilots and crew have precise standard checks to protect the lives on-board.
- There was more discussion in the cockpit about which aircraft made it in and which didn't.
- Today, the Air Force involuntarily removes young pilots from the cockpits of manned aircraft for 36 months to ‘fly’ unmanned aerial vehicles.
- First, think about physical flow patterns and priorities in the cockpit, beginning with pilot actions.
- Scientists are looking at advanced voice control aspects of the cockpit, where a pilot will simply tell the aircraft what to do.
- One of the museum's main attractions is the cockpit of a Sabre aircraft.
1. 1.1 A compartment for the driver in a racing car.
  Example sentencesExamples
  You just have to react as quickly as possible, and protect yourself in the cockpit.
  The car looked faultless over that distance, but what was it like in the cockpit?
  For the driver the cockpit needs a bit of getting used to.
  The Italian driver also relies on a guardian angel in his cockpit.
  Each team, and often each driver, has a cockpit specifically designed to suit certain needs.
  In the beginning of the race, the car just slid too much, so I was changing things in the cockpit that I have never done before with weight jackers and a lot of things.
  It wasn't without difficulty though, as my gear-shift lights in the cockpit failed.
  I did what I could to work on the handling from the cockpit, without much luck.
  Strapped into the tight confines of the cockpit the driver has only one means of non-verbal expression - wobbling his head.
  The driver has returned to the cockpit this weekend after missing two races with a shoulder injury.
  The cockpit is far more than just the place the driver sits and drives.
  You've been to Le Mans before, but this time you'll be in the cockpit.
  Quite often drivers show up and get in the cockpit and don't have an appreciation really for what the owner is going through.
  One lucky fan will be chosen to sit in the cockpit of the dragster while the engine is warmed up.
  Because there are no timeouts other than a caution period here and there, drivers are strapped into cockpits that are more like saunas for three to four hours.
  A substantial chassis beam protects heavy items from moving forwards into the cockpit.
  We have an inlet duct on top of the chassis to let some air into the cockpit.
  Chase's short, compact body fit perfectly into the cockpits of most vehicles.
  This time, we broke a fuel line and fuel got inside the cockpit with me.
  Instantly the whole cockpit just filled up with smoke, and I just tried to stop as fast as possible and get out.
2. 1.2 A sunken area in the after deck of a boat providing space for members of the crew.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The cockpit is small with the seats at deck level and the 16-inch deep foot well.
  While on the boat try to stay in the cockpit or on the deck - going below deck will certainly cause at least slight nausea.
  On deck, the T-shaped cockpit with pedestal-mounted wheel steering offers comfortable seating for five adults.
  On most boats of this size and type it is difficult to reach the foredeck from the cockpit by way of the side decks.
  All sail controls are led aft to the cockpit concealed under fiberglass panels so that there is nothing to foul or trip over.
  The side decks along the truck cabin, cabin house and cockpit are at least 12 inches at any point allowing for very sure footing.
  The fisherman stepped up into the nearby boat cockpit and switched on a small TV set.
  The area aft of the windshield is split between a slightly raised bridge deck and cockpit.
  The sheer was stepped down six inches at the aft end of the cabin trunk resulting in a more open cockpit.
  Before the operation I had been unable to see the bow of our boat from the cockpit.
  He nodded to the prep crew and hopped up into the sleek ship's cockpit.
  I could see the wooden boom wavering and dove from the front of the boat into the cockpit.
  She was kneeling in the boat's compact cockpit watching carefully ahead for any telltale clues on the water that dangerous rocks lay just out of sight below the surface.
  Access to the foredeck from the cockpit can be challenging via the normal side deck path.
  I pushed him further by saying that it is folly to buy anything electronic that will be used in the cockpit of a sailboat if it is not waterproof.
  Boats stored ashore are especially prone to having pooling water on the deck and cockpit, which can stain the boat.
  He, along with Lewis and Jesse, were the only crew members left in the cockpit.
  The boat is almost evenly divided between cabin space and open cockpit.
  The Challenger's centre hull has a cockpit with a sailor seat, making it possible to sail without moving around.
  The power cord now was plugged in, and my shipmate was in the cockpit, waiting on me to turn on the power.
  The foredeck, side decks and entire cockpit are molded as one component to avoid joints that can fail.
2A place where cockfights are held.
Example sentencesExamples
- Cock fighting drew crowds to the cockpits on Bootham and elsewhere.
1. 2.1 A place where a battle or other conflict takes place.
  the cockpit of capitalist conflict in Europe
  Example sentencesExamples
  Take this region, the cockpit of so much of world conflict today, as an example.
  Refugees are also produced by ‘failed states’ that become cockpits for battling warlords.
  He institutionalised the killing of captives before world leaders could make the country a cockpit of the cold war.
  He is far from the English shires and urban heartlands that have become cockpits of the revolt against the government's plans for university top-up fees.

Origin

Late 16th century (in cockpit (sense 2)): from cock + pit. cockpit (sense 1) dates from the early 20th century and derives from an early 18th-century nautical term denoting an area in the aft lower deck of a man-of-war where the wounded were taken, later coming to mean ‘the ‘pit’ or well from which a yacht is steered’; hence the place housing the controls of other vehicles.

单词	cockpit
释义	Definition of cockpit in English: cockpit nounˈkɒkpɪtˈkɑkˌpɪt 1A compartment for the pilot, and sometimes also the crew, in an aircraft or spacecraft. Example sentencesExamples The aircraft has a glass cockpit and an electronic flight control system. With the proliferation in business aircraft of glass cockpits and automated flight controls, traditional techniques to train professional pilots are inevitably evolving. In-flight refuelling gear is installed in the top centre line of the aircraft behind the cockpit. The hijackers then pistol-whipped the flight crew inside the cockpit and ordered the pilot to fly to Algiers. Today, the Air Force involuntarily removes young pilots from the cockpits of manned aircraft for 36 months to ‘fly’ unmanned aerial vehicles. All cockpits can accommodate two pilots, one flight engineer, one observer and one instructor. On a flight a while back I was able to listen to the pilots in the cockpit. In an airplane cockpit, pilots and crew have precise standard checks to protect the lives on-board. The camera would be positioned in the passenger compartment and its image viewed by pilots in the cockpit on an LCD. We always had one or more qualified pilots in cockpits. A pilot can obtain clearance on a screen in the cockpit before calling ground control to get taxi instructions for takeoff. The pilot and gunner cockpits are in a stepped tandem configuration. He could be working inside the cockpit, the crew compartment or outside checking the tire temperatures after a brake test. That's when someone opened the escape hatch on top of the aircraft in the cockpit, he said. There was more discussion in the cockpit about which aircraft made it in and which didn't. First, think about physical flow patterns and priorities in the cockpit, beginning with pilot actions. One of the museum's main attractions is the cockpit of a Sabre aircraft. I was helplessly trapped in the cockpit with the aircraft lying on its starboard side. Scientists are looking at advanced voice control aspects of the cockpit, where a pilot will simply tell the aircraft what to do. A man was in custody yesterday after being restrained by a flight crew when he approached the cockpit of an aircraft. 1.1 The driver's compartment in a racing car. Example sentencesExamples The driver has returned to the cockpit this weekend after missing two races with a shoulder injury. Chase's short, compact body fit perfectly into the cockpits of most vehicles. You just have to react as quickly as possible, and protect yourself in the cockpit. Instantly the whole cockpit just filled up with smoke, and I just tried to stop as fast as possible and get out. For the driver the cockpit needs a bit of getting used to. I did what I could to work on the handling from the cockpit, without much luck. This time, we broke a fuel line and fuel got inside the cockpit with me. Because there are no timeouts other than a caution period here and there, drivers are strapped into cockpits that are more like saunas for three to four hours. A substantial chassis beam protects heavy items from moving forwards into the cockpit. Each team, and often each driver, has a cockpit specifically designed to suit certain needs. We have an inlet duct on top of the chassis to let some air into the cockpit. You've been to Le Mans before, but this time you'll be in the cockpit. Strapped into the tight confines of the cockpit the driver has only one means of non-verbal expression - wobbling his head. Quite often drivers show up and get in the cockpit and don't have an appreciation really for what the owner is going through. One lucky fan will be chosen to sit in the cockpit of the dragster while the engine is warmed up. It wasn't without difficulty though, as my gear-shift lights in the cockpit failed. The cockpit is far more than just the place the driver sits and drives. In the beginning of the race, the car just slid too much, so I was changing things in the cockpit that I have never done before with weight jackers and a lot of things. The car looked faultless over that distance, but what was it like in the cockpit? The Italian driver also relies on a guardian angel in his cockpit. 1.2 A space for the helmsman in some small yachts. Example sentencesExamples Boats stored ashore are especially prone to having pooling water on the deck and cockpit, which can stain the boat. All sail controls are led aft to the cockpit concealed under fiberglass panels so that there is nothing to foul or trip over. The sheer was stepped down six inches at the aft end of the cabin trunk resulting in a more open cockpit. The fisherman stepped up into the nearby boat cockpit and switched on a small TV set. She was kneeling in the boat's compact cockpit watching carefully ahead for any telltale clues on the water that dangerous rocks lay just out of sight below the surface. On most boats of this size and type it is difficult to reach the foredeck from the cockpit by way of the side decks. The foredeck, side decks and entire cockpit are molded as one component to avoid joints that can fail. I pushed him further by saying that it is folly to buy anything electronic that will be used in the cockpit of a sailboat if it is not waterproof. He, along with Lewis and Jesse, were the only crew members left in the cockpit. The power cord now was plugged in, and my shipmate was in the cockpit, waiting on me to turn on the power. The area aft of the windshield is split between a slightly raised bridge deck and cockpit. I could see the wooden boom wavering and dove from the front of the boat into the cockpit. He nodded to the prep crew and hopped up into the sleek ship's cockpit. The Challenger's centre hull has a cockpit with a sailor seat, making it possible to sail without moving around. The side decks along the truck cabin, cabin house and cockpit are at least 12 inches at any point allowing for very sure footing. On deck, the T-shaped cockpit with pedestal-mounted wheel steering offers comfortable seating for five adults. The cockpit is small with the seats at deck level and the 16-inch deep foot well. While on the boat try to stay in the cockpit or on the deck - going below deck will certainly cause at least slight nausea. The boat is almost evenly divided between cabin space and open cockpit. Access to the foredeck from the cockpit can be challenging via the normal side deck path. Before the operation I had been unable to see the bow of our boat from the cockpit. 2A place where cockfights are held. Example sentencesExamples Cock fighting drew crowds to the cockpits on Bootham and elsewhere. 2.1 A place where a battle or other conflict takes place. most conventional army training takes place on the cockpit of Salisbury Plain Example sentencesExamples Refugees are also produced by ‘failed states’ that become cockpits for battling warlords. He is far from the English shires and urban heartlands that have become cockpits of the revolt against the government's plans for university top-up fees. He institutionalised the killing of captives before world leaders could make the country a cockpit of the cold war. Take this region, the cockpit of so much of world conflict today, as an example. Origin Late 16th century (in sense 2): from cock¹ + pit¹. sense 1 dates from the early 20th century and derives from an early 18th-century nautical term denoting an area in the aft lower deck of a man-of-war where the wounded were taken, later coming to mean 'the ‘pit’ or well from which a yacht is steered'; hence the place housing the controls of other vehicles. At first a cockpit was a place for holding cock fights, so from the beginning the word had connotations of bloodshed and injury. This accounts for it being applied in the early 18th century to the area in the aft lower deck of a man-of-war where wounded sailors were treated during a battle. It then came to be used for the well from which you steer a sailing yacht. Finally, in the 20th century, cockpit acquired its modern meaning, the area or compartment that houses the controls of an aircraft or racing car. Definition of cockpit in US English: cockpit nounˈkɑkˌpɪtˈkäkˌpit 1A compartment for the pilot, and sometimes also the crew, in an aircraft or spacecraft. Example sentencesExamples The hijackers then pistol-whipped the flight crew inside the cockpit and ordered the pilot to fly to Algiers. With the proliferation in business aircraft of glass cockpits and automated flight controls, traditional techniques to train professional pilots are inevitably evolving. On a flight a while back I was able to listen to the pilots in the cockpit. All cockpits can accommodate two pilots, one flight engineer, one observer and one instructor. In-flight refuelling gear is installed in the top centre line of the aircraft behind the cockpit. A pilot can obtain clearance on a screen in the cockpit before calling ground control to get taxi instructions for takeoff. We always had one or more qualified pilots in cockpits. I was helplessly trapped in the cockpit with the aircraft lying on its starboard side. The aircraft has a glass cockpit and an electronic flight control system. A man was in custody yesterday after being restrained by a flight crew when he approached the cockpit of an aircraft. He could be working inside the cockpit, the crew compartment or outside checking the tire temperatures after a brake test. The camera would be positioned in the passenger compartment and its image viewed by pilots in the cockpit on an LCD. The pilot and gunner cockpits are in a stepped tandem configuration. That's when someone opened the escape hatch on top of the aircraft in the cockpit, he said. In an airplane cockpit, pilots and crew have precise standard checks to protect the lives on-board. There was more discussion in the cockpit about which aircraft made it in and which didn't. Today, the Air Force involuntarily removes young pilots from the cockpits of manned aircraft for 36 months to ‘fly’ unmanned aerial vehicles. First, think about physical flow patterns and priorities in the cockpit, beginning with pilot actions. Scientists are looking at advanced voice control aspects of the cockpit, where a pilot will simply tell the aircraft what to do. One of the museum's main attractions is the cockpit of a Sabre aircraft. 1.1 A compartment for the driver in a racing car. Example sentencesExamples You just have to react as quickly as possible, and protect yourself in the cockpit. The car looked faultless over that distance, but what was it like in the cockpit? For the driver the cockpit needs a bit of getting used to. The Italian driver also relies on a guardian angel in his cockpit. Each team, and often each driver, has a cockpit specifically designed to suit certain needs. In the beginning of the race, the car just slid too much, so I was changing things in the cockpit that I have never done before with weight jackers and a lot of things. It wasn't without difficulty though, as my gear-shift lights in the cockpit failed. I did what I could to work on the handling from the cockpit, without much luck. Strapped into the tight confines of the cockpit the driver has only one means of non-verbal expression - wobbling his head. The driver has returned to the cockpit this weekend after missing two races with a shoulder injury. The cockpit is far more than just the place the driver sits and drives. You've been to Le Mans before, but this time you'll be in the cockpit. Quite often drivers show up and get in the cockpit and don't have an appreciation really for what the owner is going through. One lucky fan will be chosen to sit in the cockpit of the dragster while the engine is warmed up. Because there are no timeouts other than a caution period here and there, drivers are strapped into cockpits that are more like saunas for three to four hours. A substantial chassis beam protects heavy items from moving forwards into the cockpit. We have an inlet duct on top of the chassis to let some air into the cockpit. Chase's short, compact body fit perfectly into the cockpits of most vehicles. This time, we broke a fuel line and fuel got inside the cockpit with me. Instantly the whole cockpit just filled up with smoke, and I just tried to stop as fast as possible and get out. 1.2 A sunken area in the after deck of a boat providing space for members of the crew. Example sentencesExamples The cockpit is small with the seats at deck level and the 16-inch deep foot well. While on the boat try to stay in the cockpit or on the deck - going below deck will certainly cause at least slight nausea. On deck, the T-shaped cockpit with pedestal-mounted wheel steering offers comfortable seating for five adults. On most boats of this size and type it is difficult to reach the foredeck from the cockpit by way of the side decks. All sail controls are led aft to the cockpit concealed under fiberglass panels so that there is nothing to foul or trip over. The side decks along the truck cabin, cabin house and cockpit are at least 12 inches at any point allowing for very sure footing. The fisherman stepped up into the nearby boat cockpit and switched on a small TV set. The area aft of the windshield is split between a slightly raised bridge deck and cockpit. The sheer was stepped down six inches at the aft end of the cabin trunk resulting in a more open cockpit. Before the operation I had been unable to see the bow of our boat from the cockpit. He nodded to the prep crew and hopped up into the sleek ship's cockpit. I could see the wooden boom wavering and dove from the front of the boat into the cockpit. She was kneeling in the boat's compact cockpit watching carefully ahead for any telltale clues on the water that dangerous rocks lay just out of sight below the surface. Access to the foredeck from the cockpit can be challenging via the normal side deck path. I pushed him further by saying that it is folly to buy anything electronic that will be used in the cockpit of a sailboat if it is not waterproof. Boats stored ashore are especially prone to having pooling water on the deck and cockpit, which can stain the boat. He, along with Lewis and Jesse, were the only crew members left in the cockpit. The boat is almost evenly divided between cabin space and open cockpit. The Challenger's centre hull has a cockpit with a sailor seat, making it possible to sail without moving around. The power cord now was plugged in, and my shipmate was in the cockpit, waiting on me to turn on the power. The foredeck, side decks and entire cockpit are molded as one component to avoid joints that can fail. 2A place where cockfights are held. Example sentencesExamples Cock fighting drew crowds to the cockpits on Bootham and elsewhere. 2.1 A place where a battle or other conflict takes place. the cockpit of capitalist conflict in Europe Example sentencesExamples Take this region, the cockpit of so much of world conflict today, as an example. Refugees are also produced by ‘failed states’ that become cockpits for battling warlords. He institutionalised the killing of captives before world leaders could make the country a cockpit of the cold war. He is far from the English shires and urban heartlands that have become cockpits of the revolt against the government's plans for university top-up fees. Origin Late 16th century (in cockpit (sense 2)): from cock + pit. cockpit (sense 1) dates from the early 20th century and derives from an early 18th-century nautical term denoting an area in the aft lower deck of a man-of-war where the wounded were taken, later coming to mean ‘the ‘pit’ or well from which a yacht is steered’; hence the place housing the controls of other vehicles.
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