Synonyms for cockpit

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kok-pit

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɒkˌpɪt

Définition of cockpit

Origin : 1580s, "a pit for fighting cocks," from cock (n.1) + pit (n.1). Used in nautical sense (1706) for midshipmen's compartment below decks; transferred to airplanes (1914) and to cars (1930s).

noun pilot compartment

Example sentences :

Into the cockpit, splashing, something dropped—a coil of rope.
Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance

Their country had been the cockpit of Europe from the time of Csar until Waterloo.
Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various

But at the same instant Chris leaped desperately from the cockpit of the scout.
Extract from : « Raiders Invisible » by Desmond Winter Hall

With a word of farewell, he climbed out of the cockpit and onto a wing.
Extract from : « The Solar Magnet » by Sterner St. Paul Meek

I had to climb into the cockpit and straighten out the mess.
Extract from : « The Depot Master » by Joseph C. Lincoln

He stumbled across the cockpit and disappeared in the dusk of the cabin.
Extract from : « The Depot Master » by Joseph C. Lincoln

I hauled in the oar, jumped over the cockpit rail, and went for him.
Extract from : « The Depot Master » by Joseph C. Lincoln

The fust hop landed me on my knees in the cockpit, and there I stayed.
Extract from : « The Depot Master » by Joseph C. Lincoln

He wa'n't on the thwart, but down in a heap on the cockpit floor.
Extract from : « The Depot Master » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Lonesome hung on to the rail of the cockpit and let his hair stand up to grow.
Extract from : « Cape Cod Stories » by Joseph C. Lincoln

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