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cockpit

1. the compartment in a small aircraft in which the pilot, crew, and sometimes the passengers sit

2. the driver's compartment in a racing car

3. Nautical

a. an enclosed or recessed area towards the stern of a small vessel from which it is steered

b. (formerly) an apartment in a warship used as quarters for junior officers and as a first-aid station during combat

4. an enclosure used for cockfights

cockpit [′käk‚pit]

(aerospace engineering)

A space in an aircraft or spacecraft where the pilot sits.

(naval architecture)

A sunken area on the deck of a small vessel, near the stern, from which the craft is steered.

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