Words / B2

KOKP-it/ˈkɒkpɪt/

A cockpit is the area in a plane or racing car where the pilot or driver sits: the cockpit; cockpit voice recorder. Cabin is the passenger space; flight deck is a formal twin. Label the cockpit in the design diagram. Mix-up: cocktail (next); pit. Do not write cockpit for the whole aircraft.

Meaning

The area in a plane or racing car where the pilot or driver sits.

Examples

• “Label the cockpit in the design diagram, not a video-game screenshot.”
• “The cockpit voice recorder featured in the inquiry, which is the aviation-safety sense.”

Good to know

the cockpit; cockpit voice recorder / display. Passengers: cabin. Trap: cocktail. Design, news, and physics. Where the pilot or driver sits, not the aisle.

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