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cockpit

noun · 13 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɒkˌpɪt/
  • General-American: /ˈkɑkˌpɪt/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: K AA1 K P IH2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A pit or other enclosure for cockfighting.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A theater or other entertainment venue.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, obsolete

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A site of conflict; a battlefield.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

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4

noun

Meaning 4

The vagina.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: vulgar

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A valley surrounded by steep forested slopes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Jamaica

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6

noun

Meaning 6

The area set aside for junior officers including the ship's surgeon on a man-of-war, where the wounded were treated; the sickbay.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

Topics: nautical, transport

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7

noun

Meaning 7

A well, usually near the stern, where the helm is located.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: nautical, transport

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8

noun

Meaning 8

The driver's compartment in a racing car (or, by extension, in a sports car or other automobile).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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9

noun

Meaning 9

The compartment in an aircraft or spacecraft in which the pilot sits and from where the craft is controlled.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: flight deck, office

Antonyms: none provided

10

noun

Meaning 10

An area from where something is controlled or managed; a centre of control.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

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11

noun

Meaning 11

compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: compartment

12

noun

Meaning 12

seat where the driver sits while driving a racing car

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: seat

13

noun

Meaning 13

a pit for cockfights

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: pit

History

Etymology

Compound of cock (“rooster”) + pit.

Either the same as above or from compound of cock (“boat”) + pit, where the first element is also found in cockboat and coxswain.

Across languages

Translations

64 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: пилотска кабина (pilotska kabina) — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • Catalan: cabina — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • Chinese Mandarin: 座艙 /座舱 (zuòcāng) — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • Chinese Mandarin: 駕駛艙 /驾驶舱 (jiàshǐcāng) — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • Czech: kokpit — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • Danish: cockpit — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • Danish: førerkabine — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • Dutch: cockpit — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • Finnish: ohjaamo — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • French: cabine de pilotage — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • French: cockpit — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • Galician: carlinga — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • German: Cockpit — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • German: Pilotenkanzel — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • German: Pilotenkabine — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • German: Flugzeugkanzel — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • German: Führungskanzel — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • Greek: κόκπιτ (kókpit) — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • Greek: πιλοτήριο (pilotírio) — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • Hebrew: תא־הטייס (ta-ha't'aias) — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • Hebrew: קוֹקְפִּיט (kokpit) — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • Hungarian: pilótafülke — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • Icelandic: stjórnklefi — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • Ido: kabino — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • Indonesian: ruang pilot — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • Italian: abitacolo — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • Italian: cabina di pilotaggio — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • Italian: cabina di comando — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • Japanese: 操縦席 (sōjūseki) — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • Japanese: コックピット (kokkupitto) — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • Korean: 조종석 (jojongseok) — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • Macedonian: пи́лотска каби́на (pílotska kabína) — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • Malay: kokpit — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • Mongolian: нисэгчийн бүхээг (nisegčiin büxeeg) — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • Mongolian: нисэгчийн кабин (nisegčiin kabin) — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • Mongolian: жолоодох өрөө (žoloodox öröö) — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • Mongolian: ᠨᠢᠰᠦᠭᠴᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠪᠦᠬᠡᠭᠡᠭ (nisügči-yin bükegeg) — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • Mongolian: ᠨᠢᠰᠦᠭᠴᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠺᠠᠪᠢᠨ (nisüɣči-yin kabin) — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • Mongolian: ᠵᠢᠯᠣᠭᠣᠳᠬᠤ ᠥᠷᠥᠭᠡ (ǰiloɣodqu öröge) — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • Norwegian Bokmål: cockpit — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: cockpit — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • Polish: kokpit — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • Polish: kabina pilotów — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • Portuguese: cabine de pilotagem — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • Romagnol: abitàcol — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • Romanian: carlingă — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • Romanian: cabină de pilotaj — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • Russian: каби́на (kabína) — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • Spanish: cabina — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • Spanish: carlinga — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • Swahili: dungu — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • Swedish: cockpit — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • Swedish: förarkabin — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • Turkish: kokpit — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • Vietnamese: buồng lái — area from which the pilot controls an aircraft
  • Bulgarian: рулева рубка (ruleva rubka) — nautical: well, where the helm is
  • Danish: cockpit — nautical: well, where the helm is
  • Finnish: istuinkaukalo — nautical: well, where the helm is
  • Finnish: sitloora — nautical: well, where the helm is
  • Hebrew: קוֹקְפִּיט (kokpit) — nautical: well, where the helm is
  • Italian: pozzetto — nautical: well, where the helm is
  • Norwegian Bokmål: cockpit — nautical: well, where the helm is
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: cockpit — nautical: well, where the helm is
  • Swedish: sittbrunn — nautical: well, where the helm is
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