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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At the center of it all, John Summit — tanned, smiling, his shirt unbuttoned to a chest level that suggested a regular workout routine — threw up heart hands while manning the cockpit of CDJs before him.
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Katie Bain, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2025
In the cockpit, the race bikes keep things simple with minimalist displays since the focus is on the track.
—William Roberson, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
As if their legendary ride couldn’t get more incredible, the passengers were able to sit in the cockpit of the plane and have a one-of-a-kind photoshoot before departing.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Before becoming a microscopic artist, Lindon was an engineer who worked on the small instrumentation inside airplane cockpits.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
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Katie Bain, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2025
In the cockpit, the race bikes keep things simple with minimalist displays since the focus is on the track.
—William Roberson, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
As if their legendary ride couldn’t get more incredible, the passengers were able to sit in the cockpit of the plane and have a one-of-a-kind photoshoot before departing.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Before becoming a microscopic artist, Lindon was an engineer who worked on the small instrumentation inside airplane cockpits.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Cockpit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cockpit. Accessed 12 Mar. 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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