Definition of Cockpit

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Cockpit

A pit, or inclosed area, for cockfights.

The Privy Council room at Westminster; -- so called because built on the site of the cockpit of Whitehall palace.

That part of a war vessel appropriated to the wounded during an engagement.

In yachts and other small vessels, a space lower than the rest of the deck, which affords easy access to the cabin.

In some aeroplanes and flying machines, an inclosure for the pilot or a passenger.

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Cockpit Quotations

Many pilots of the time were the opinion that a fighter pilot in a closed cockpit was an impossible thing, because you should smell the enemy. You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
Adolf Galland

I then realized my appearance was a bit odd. My right leg was no longer with me. It had caught somewhere in the top of the cockpit as I tried to leave my Spitfire.
Douglas Bader

I was always afraid of dying. Always. It was my fear that made me learn everything I could about my airplane and my emergency equipment, and kept me flying respectful of my machine and always alert in the cockpit.
Chuck Yeager

I should imagine that the conditions in the cockpit are totally unimaginable.
Murray Walker

I think that came out of watching all those serious movies for all that time. If you watch a movie like Zero Hour, Sterling Hayden is pretty funny, and so are the guys in the cockpit.
David Zucker

I'm confident that the terrorists are aware that from the curb to the cockpit we've got additional security measures that didn't exist a couple of years ago.
Tom Ridge

Cockpit Translations

cockpit in German is Kanzel
cockpit in Spanish is cabina del piloto

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