cockpit

B2 Topic:Transportation

US /ˈkɑːkˌpɪt/ UK /ˈkɒkˌpɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #12843

Meanings

1

noun
the compartment in an aircraft where the pilots sit and operate the controls

The captain entered the cockpit and completed the preflight checks.
2

noun
the enclosed driving position in a racing car, boat, or similar vehicle

The driver climbed out of the racing car's narrow cockpit after the final lap.
3

noun
historical: a pit or enclosed arena in which fighting cocks were matched

Spectators crowded around the cockpit to wager on the fighting birds.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the compartment in an... flight deckflight compartment

2 noun · the enclosed driving... driver's compartment

3 noun · historical: a pit or... cockfighting pit

Word family

Derived forms cockpitted

Related forms aircraft pilotcockfightarena

Etymology

Originally cock + pit, an enclosure for cockfighting. The name was later used for a cramped compartment in a warship, then for the driver's or pilot's control space in racing vehicles and aircraft.

Topics

Transportation

External links

# cockpit

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈkɑːkˌpɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkɒkˌpɪt/
**Frequency rank:** 12843

## Meanings
1. the compartment in an aircraft where the pilots sit and operate the controls
2. the enclosed driving position in a racing car, boat, or similar vehicle
3. historical: a pit or enclosed arena in which fighting cocks were matched

## Examples
- The captain entered the cockpit and completed the preflight checks.
- The driver climbed out of the racing car's narrow cockpit after the final lap.
- Spectators crowded around the cockpit to wager on the fighting birds.

## Synonyms
- flight deck
- flight compartment
- driver's compartment
- cockfighting pit

## Derived Forms
- cockpitted

## Related Forms
- aircraft
- pilot
- cockfight
- arena

## Etymology
Originally cock + pit, an enclosure for cockfighting. The name was later used for a cramped compartment in a warship, then for the driver's or pilot's control space in racing vehicles and aircraft.

## Topics
- Transportation

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