noun🔗SharePoste de pilotageThe 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. "Le pilote de course est monté dans le poste de pilotage et a attaché sa ceinture de sécurité.vehiclepartmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCockpit, poste de pilotageThe 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. "Le pilote s'est installé dans le poste de pilotage et a commencé à vérifier les instruments avant le décollage.vehiclespacetechnologymachinepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareArène de combat de coqsA pit or other enclosure for cockfighting."The old barn had a dirt-floored cockpit where men used to gather for cockfights. "La vieille grange avait une arène de combat de coqs au sol en terre battue où les hommes se réunissaient autrefois pour des combats de coqs.cultureentertainmentanimalsportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareChamp de bataille, arèneA site of conflict; a battlefield."The school hallway became a cockpit of arguments after the principal announced the new dress code. "Le couloir de l'école est devenu un champ de bataille d'arguments après que le principal a annoncé le nouveau code vestimentaire.warmilitaryplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVallée encaisséeA valley surrounded by steep forested slopes."The hikers found a small cockpit nestled between the towering pine trees. "Les randonneurs ont trouvé une petite vallée encaissée nichée entre les pins imposants.geographynatureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareInfirmerie, salle des officiers subalternesThe 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. "L'infirmerie du navire était un petit espace exigu où le médecin soignait les marins blessés.nauticalmedicinemilitarysailinghistoryareaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePoste de pilotageA 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. "Le capitaine a dirigé le bateau depuis le poste de pilotage, qui était situé près de l'arrière du navire.nauticalsailingvehiclepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePoste de pilotage, cockpitAn 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." "Le bureau du principal était le poste de pilotage de l'école, où toutes les décisions importantes étaient prises.areatechnologyvehiclemachineplacenauticalmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
