- the compartment in a small aircraft in which the pilot, crew, and sometimes the passengers sit
Compare flight deck - the driver's compartment in a racing car
- an enclosed or recessed area towards the stern of a small vessel from which it is steered
- the site of numerous battles or campaigns
- an enclosure used for cockfights
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
cock•pit /ˈkɑkˌpɪt/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Aeronauticsa space in the forward body of an airplane containing the flying controls and seat for the pilot.
cock•pit
(kok′pit′),USA pronunciation n.
- Aeronauticsa space, usually enclosed, in the forward fuselage of an airplane containing the flying controls, instrument panel, and seats for the pilot and copilot or flight crew.
- Nautical, Naval Termsa sunken, open area, generally in the after part of a small vessel, as a yacht, providing space for the pilot, part or all of the crew, or guests.
- Automotivethe space, including the seat and instrumentation, surrounding the driver of an automobile.
- a pit or enclosed place for cockfights.
- a place where a contest is fought or which has been the scene of many contests or battles.
- Nautical, Naval Terms(formerly) a space below the water line in a warship, occupied by the quarters of the junior officers and used as a dressing station for those wounded in action.
- cock1 + pit1 1580–90
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cockpit /ˈkɒkˌpɪt/ n
'cockpit' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
canopy
- capsule
- coaming
- flight deck
- trainer
- well
- boardsailing
- cancha
- ejection capsule
- flight simulator
- instrument flying
- pressurize
- pressurized
- throat microphone
- tonneau
- sailboard