cockpit
noun
a space, usually enclosed, in the forward fuselage of an airplane containing the flying controls, instrument panel, and seats for the pilot and copilot or flight crew.
cockpits
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pluralof cockpit.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Drivers wear fire-resistant suits and sit in highly protected cockpits.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Based in a converted Second World War hangar overlooking San Francisco Bay, the start-up makes self-flying aircraft without cockpits, designed either to spray crops or deliver cargo.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
One option, he said, is for the technology to be added to pilots’ tablet computers mounted in cockpits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
The Air Line Pilots Association, a major aviator union, has backed the Senate version, which President Jason Ambrosi said would more quickly get needed safety technology integrated into cockpits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
These dogfights in the sky between daredevil pilots in open cockpits without seat belts, high above the mud of the trenches, were greatly admired.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
