noun🔗ShareThe driver's compartment in a racing car (or, by extension, in a sports car or other automobile)."The race car driver climbed into the cockpit and fastened his seatbelt. "vehiclepartmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe compartment in an aircraft in which the pilot sits and from where the craft is controlled; an analogous area in a spacecraft."The pilot settled into the cockpit and began checking the instruments before takeoff. "vehiclespacetechnologymachinepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA pit or other enclosure for cockfighting."The old barn had a dirt-floored cockpit where men used to gather for cockfights. "cultureentertainmentanimalsportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA site of conflict; a battlefield."The school hallway became a cockpit of arguments after the principal announced the new dress code. "warmilitaryplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA valley surrounded by steep forested slopes."The hikers found a small cockpit nestled between the towering pine trees. "geographynatureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe area set aside for junior officers including the ship's surgeon on a man-of-war, where the wounded were treated; the sickbay."The ship's cockpit was a small, cramped space where the doctor treated injured sailors. "nauticalmedicinemilitarysailinghistoryareaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA well, usually near the stern, where the helm is located."The captain steered the boat from the cockpit, which was located near the back of the vessel. "nauticalsailingvehiclepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn area from where something is controlled or managed; a centre of control.""The principal's office was the cockpit of the school, where all important decisions were made." "areatechnologyvehiclemachineplacenauticalmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
