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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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
China is now considered by many as leading in areas like smart cockpits, battery technology and assisted driving systems.
From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026
At the age of 40, Sanchez pivoted from news desks to cockpits and became a licensed helicopter pilot which she says was inspired by her father who was a flight instructor.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2025
The company is already planning to launch the platform's next generation in 2025, which would include improvements in computing capabilities and smart cockpits, Zhu said.
From Reuters ● Jul. 31, 2023
Their work had focused on aviation; after all, airplane cockpits were the place where human beings were most acutely confronted with new technologies, powerful ones that taxed our neurological limitations.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
