cockpit
pronunciation
How to pronounce cockpit in British English:
UK [ˈkɒkpɪt]
How to pronounce cockpit in American English:
US [ˈkɑːkpɪt]
-
- Noun:
- compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft
- an enclosure for cockfights
- seat where the driver sits while driving a racing car
Word Origin
- cockpit (n.)
- 1580s, "a pit for fighting cocks," from cock (n.1) + pit (n.1). Used in nautical sense (1706) for midshipmen's compartment below decks; transferred to airplanes (1914) and to cars (1930s).
Example
- 1. Ever wanted to see a plane 's cockpit ?
- 2. But attempts to duplicate interference with cockpit gear in laboratories failed .
- 3. Eaton supplying the fuel and hydraulic conveyance systems , cockpit panel assemblies and dimming control system .
- 4. One application of key interest is extinguishing cockpit fires , he said .
- 5. Whatever happens , pilots will still have a role in aviation , although not necessarily in the cockpit .