1. the area in an aircraft where the pilot sits and controls the plane
2. the driver’s compartment in a race car
Usage: automotive
3. the area where the crew sits in a small boat or yacht
Usage: nautical

Examples

• The pilot checked all the instruments in the cockpit before takeoff.
• Only authorized personnel are allowed in the aircraft cockpit.
• The race car driver squeezed into the narrow cockpit.
• Safety equipment must be within reach of the cockpit.
• The yacht’s cockpit was spacious enough for six people.
• Rain began to fill the boat’s open cockpit.
• The cockpit voice recorder captured the crew’s conversation.