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cockpit

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++cock·pit /ˈkɒkˌpɪt $ ˈkɑːk-/ noun [countable]  1. ldoce_262.png TTWTTCthe area in a plane, small boat, or racing car where the pilot or driver sits 〔飞机的〕驾驶舱;〔小船的〕舵手座;〔赛车的〕驾驶座4  See picture of 见图 cockpit5 see picture at 见图 plane12. DSOa small enclosed area where cock fights took place in the past 斗鸡场
Examples from the Corpus
cockpitThe two pilots sat side-by-side in an enclosed cockpit, with a gangway between the seats and full dual control provided.Authorities have said the plane was overloaded and that Reid was apparently at the cockpit controls.We spent an hour each day in the cockpit and three or four hours in the bleachers watching our classmates.Not long before the race started, a fuel leak developed in the cockpit.He shouted at the men in the cockpit to make fast the rope that led to his neck.I was pinned in the cockpit in freezing temperatures for three days, unable to move.Later that afternoon Joe came back to the cockpit, looking worried.
cock·pit nounChineseSyllable
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cockpit
cockpit /ˈkɒkˌpɪt $ ˈkɑːk-/ noun [countable]

1. the area in a plane, small boat, or racing car where the pilot or driver sits ⇨ aircraft, yacht
2. a small enclosed area where cock fights took place in the past


cock·pitBrE /ˈkɒkpɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkɑːkpɪt/ 🔊 noun
the area in a plane, boat or racing car where the pilot or driver sits (飞机、船或赛车的)驾驶舱,驾驶座