1
a
: a pit or enclosure for cockfights
b
: a place noted for especially bloody, violent, or long-continued conflict
2
obsolete
: the pit of a theater
3
: a compartment in a sailing warship used as quarters for junior officers and for treatment of the wounded in an engagement
4
: a space or compartment in a usually small vehicle (such as a boat, airplane, or automobile) from which it is steered, piloted, or driven see airplane illustration
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When the pilots raised the landing gear, the fluid pressure and quantity in the left hydraulic system, which operates the gear, decreased and an alarm sounded in the cockpit.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
Even without music to ratchet up the tension of an ultimately uneventful flight, the sight of Fielder in the cockpit at cruising altitude is jaw-dropping in a way TV rarely has the capacity to be.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 26 May 2025
No one is allowed in a cockpit if there's something wrong with them.
—EW.com, 26 May 2025
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Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
When the pilots raised the landing gear, the fluid pressure and quantity in the left hydraulic system, which operates the gear, decreased and an alarm sounded in the cockpit.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
Even without music to ratchet up the tension of an ultimately uneventful flight, the sight of Fielder in the cockpit at cruising altitude is jaw-dropping in a way TV rarely has the capacity to be.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 26 May 2025
No one is allowed in a cockpit if there's something wrong with them.
—EW.com, 26 May 2025
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“Cockpit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cockpit. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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cockpit
noun
cock·pit
ˈkäk-ˌpit 
: a space or compartment in a usually small vehicle (as a boat, airplane, or automobile) from which it is steered, piloted, or driven
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