1
a
: a pit or enclosure for cockfights
b
: a place noted for especially bloody, violent, or long-continued conflict
2
obsolete
: the pit of a theater
3
: a compartment in a sailing warship used as quarters for junior officers and for treatment of the wounded in an engagement
4
: a space or compartment in a usually small vehicle (such as a boat, airplane, or automobile) from which it is steered, piloted, or driven see airplane illustration
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During the flight, Kramer jumps up and down more to get the water out his ears and accidentally falls into the cockpit, knocking into the pilots.
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Jessica Sager, People.com, 14 May 2025
The event includes free admission and cockpit tours of the museum's C-130 Hercules.
—Deb Harvell, Arkansas Online, 11 May 2025
The clip was filmed using Meta Ray-Ban glasses, a hands-free POV [point of view] recording device that allowed the student pilot to capture every thrilling second of his cockpit perspective while ensuring no distractions from his role.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
Their high-contrast dials are reminiscent of an easily legible cockpit instrument.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 2 May 2025
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Jessica Sager, People.com, 14 May 2025
The event includes free admission and cockpit tours of the museum's C-130 Hercules.
—Deb Harvell, Arkansas Online, 11 May 2025
The clip was filmed using Meta Ray-Ban glasses, a hands-free POV [point of view] recording device that allowed the student pilot to capture every thrilling second of his cockpit perspective while ensuring no distractions from his role.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
Their high-contrast dials are reminiscent of an easily legible cockpit instrument.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 2 May 2025
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“Cockpit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cockpit. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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cockpit
noun
cock·pit
ˈkäk-ˌpit 
: a space or compartment in a usually small vehicle (as a boat, airplane, or automobile) from which it is steered, piloted, or driven
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