| Library / English Dictionary |
COCKPIT
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("cockpit" is a kind of...):
compartment (a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area)
Meronyms (parts of "cockpit"):
canopy (the transparent covering of an aircraft cockpit)
capsule; ejection seat; ejector seat (a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute)
Holonyms ("cockpit" is a part of...):
aircraft (a vehicle that can fly)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Seat where the driver sits while driving a racing car
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("cockpit" is a kind of...):
seat (any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit))
Domain category:
auto racing; car racing (the sport of racing automobiles)
Holonyms ("cockpit" is a part of...):
race car; racer; racing car (a fast car that competes in races)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A pit for cockfights
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("cockpit" is a kind of...):
pit (an enclosure in which animals are made to fight)
