cockpit — meaning in English

English meaning

• cockpit noun The compartment in an aircraft, spacecraft, or racing car where the pilot or driver sits and controls it.

Senses

cockpit is used for these senses in English:

• cockpit (nautical) A well, usually near the stern, where the helm is located. [from 18th c.]
• cockpit The compartment in an aircraft or spacecraft in which the pilot sits and from where the craft is controlled. [from 20th c.]

cockpit — full definition

1. noun The compartment in an aircraft, spacecraft, or racing car where the pilot or driver sits and controls it.
2. noun A site of ongoing conflict or struggle, used figuratively.

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