About The Word Cockpit

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Cockpit

Cockpit Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Cockpit?
[n] compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft
[n] seat where the driver sits while driving a racing car [n] an enclosure for cockfights Synonyms | Synonyms for Cockpit: Related Terms | Find terms related to Cockpit: agora | amphitheater | arena | athletic field | auditorium | background | bear garden | bowl | boxing ring | bull ring | campus | canvas | circus | coliseum | colosseum | course | field | floor | forum | ground | gym | gymnasium | hall | hippodrome | lists | locale | marketplace | mat | milieu | open forum | palaestra | parade ground | pit | place | platform | precinct | prize ring | public square | purlieu | range | ring | scene | scene of action | scenery | setting | site | sphere | squared circle | stadium | stage | stage set | stage setting | terrain | theater | tilting ground | tiltyard | walk | wrestling ring See Also | aircraft | canopy | capsule | compartment | ejection seat | ejector seat | enclosure | race car | racer | racing car | seat Cockpit In Webster's Dictionary \Cock"pit`\ (k[o^]k"p[i^]t), n.
1. A pit, or inclosed area, for cockfights.
Henry the Eighth had built . . . a cockpit.
--Macaulay.
2. The Privy Council room at Westminster; -- so called
because built on the site of the cockpit of Whitehall
palace. --Brande & C.
3. (Naut.)
(a) That part of a war vessel appropriated to the wounded
during an engagement.
(b) In yachts and other small vessels, a space lower than
the rest of the deck, which affords easy access to the
cabin.
\Cock"pit`\, n. In some a["e]roplanes and flying machines, an inclosure for the pilot or a passenger. |
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